Thursday, April 22 at 4pm
The Black Church inspired Cooking Demonstration by Rx Catering - DC Metro
Follow along with Chef Cheron as she creates a delicious dish for your next gathering. We will also explore the significance and history of food in the Black Church. This event will be live on MPT's Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Tuesday, April 27 at 7pm
Take a look inside three of Baltimore's historic black churches and discover how these institutions are helping bring forth change in the community. Also take a look inside the animated series Cornerstones: Founding Voices of the Black Church. This short animated series, we look at just a few pivotal people who brought the reality of the right to gather, read, sing, and worship.
Take a look inside one of Baltimore's historic black churches and discover how these institutions are helping bring forth change in the community. Elder Harris - founder of Intersection of Change and pastor of Newbown Community of Faith - gives us a glimpse inside the community of Sandtown/Winchester and how the church serves the community.
Take a look inside one of Baltimore's historic black churches and discover how these institutions are helping bring forth change in the community. Tiffany Majors - president and CEO of Greater Baltimore Urban League - discusses the history of Orchard Street Church and how it has evolved to help the community.
Take a look inside one of Baltimore's historic black churches and discover how these institutions are helping bring forth change in the community. Heber Brown - pastor of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church - gives us a glimpse inside the church and the community garden, how he helps connect the Black church and Black farmers, and how the church serves community youth.
Explore the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Tracing the 400-year-old story of the Black church in America, THE BLACK CHURCH reveals how Black people have worshipped and, through their spiritual journeys, improvised ways to bring their faith traditions from Africa to the New World, while translating them into a form of Christianity that was not only truly their own, but a redemptive force for a nation whose original sin was found in their ancestors’ enslavement across the Middle Passage.