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Partnerships can transform racial relations, says pastor
ATLANTA (BNG, TAB) — Racial reconciliation can occur not only between individuals but also by way of transforming mission partnerships, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastor said Thursday at a conference for diverse Baptist groups in Atlanta. Jason Coker, pastor of … Continue reading
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Tagged Delta Hands for Hope, Jason Coker, Mississippi, racial reconciliation, segregation, Shaw
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FBC Birmingham embraces King’s vision of Christian fellowship
BIRMINGHAM (BP, TAB) — An Alabama church whose pastor was criticized 52 years ago by Martin Luther King Jr. for contributing to the “silent — and often vocal — sanction” of racial segregation says today it has come to embrace the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alabama, Birmingham, Earl Stallings, First Baptist Church, Jim Cooley, Martin Luther King Jr., segregation
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