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The Rev. Dr. Irvin Moxley is dead at age 87

Posted November 11th, 2021

The Rev. Dr. Irvin (Irv) Moxley, the second African American student to graduate from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, died on Oct. 26 at the age of 87.

Presbyterian Center celebrates Black History Month

Posted February 20th, 2020

Carlton Johnson, an associate for Vital Congregations and a worship leader for the Black History Month service at the Presbyterian Center Wednesday, opened the service with a soulful rendition of the hymn “A Charge to Keep I Have.” The hymn served to remind worshipers that during the time of slavery, those enslaved were killed for knowing how to read — and therefore much of the communication had to be done through song.

‘If heroes fix things and I am not a hero, then it’s not my job to fix things’

Posted February 5th, 2020

It’s clear Presbyterian musician, author and speaker David LaMotte prefers movement stories to the more dramatic hero narratives coming out of Hollywood studios.