On March 8th at 1:00 pm in the Sanctuary, we will be gathering with members of the Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society and the surrounding community.
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Black History Month
Join community members on the steps of Sewickley United Methodist Church on February 25th at 7:00 pm to lament racial injustice, heal our differences, repent of our own complicity, reconcile with those who are different from us, hope for a brighter future, and liberate ourselves from the shackles of racism.
On February 25th we will gather from 7:00 to 8:00 pm, starting on the front lawn for a time of communal prayer and then transitioning into the Simpson Room for refreshments and further conversation about how we can engage in Anti-Racism work.
No matter your heritage, culture, or racial background, Black history is EVERYONE’s story. Here are 29 ways you, your family, and your congregation can celebrate and participate in Black History Month.
Black history is EVERYONE’s story, no matter your heritage, culture, or racial background. Here are 29 ways you, your family, and your congregation can celebrate and participate in Black History Month.
A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and I decided to write a song to be sung at the exercises.
St. Matthews AME Zion Church/Daniel B. Matthews Historical Society and The Sewickley Community Center have partnered to produce “A Conversation: Sharing History of Sewickley’s African American Community.”
A community-wide concert of sacred and secular choral music of social justice with poetry and readings in honor of Black History Month, featuring The Essence of Joy Alumni Singers, Dr. Anthony Leach, Music Director, from Pennsylvania State University.
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher. It became a month-long
celebration in 1976. February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.