{"id":97562,"date":"2020-12-12T14:52:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-12T19:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=97562"},"modified":"2020-12-13T14:56:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T19:56:50","slug":"local-paper-front-page-summerville-ministerial-association-sees-unity-services-as-a-way-to-fix-cultural-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=97562","title":{"rendered":"(Local Paper front page) Summerville Ministerial Association sees Unity Services as a way to fix cultural gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Unity Services lunch, the tables aren\u2019t separated by church or race.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever comfort zone we had was torn down,\u201d [Louis] Fowler said. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t a racial thing. It was fellowship.\u201d <\/p>\n

Simmons agrees. Having the chance to bring up subjects like Floyd\u2019s death is what really pulled him in. He is new to the Ministerial Association and has only been the pastor of Central Missionary Baptist for two years. <\/p>\n

While connecting with different community members through the Unity Services, he is able to relay how serious and scary things like police violence can be for the Black community. <\/p>\n

\u201cThose are tough subjects to talk about,\u201d he said. \u201cBut that\u2019s what Christian unity is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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At least once a year, local Black churches swap pastors with predominantly White churches in town to bridge cultural community gaps.https:\/\/t.co\/YCd4eUffIm<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Post and Courier (@postandcourier) December 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n