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Blockbustaz, Hot Boyz and Lady Divas feed the homeless in downtown Baltimore
I had the privilege of preaching at the Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Baltimore Maryland on Sunday, February 5, 2012. I took this moment to learn from a “difference maker” in their pastor, Rev. Heber M. Brown III. I asked him the question we are wrestling with in our new book, “What makes a church alive?” His answer pushes us to reverse the question and move outside at this moment of resurrection. What does his response evoke in you?
“Due to our experience and training, through our academic and theological training this can form a new paradigm for urban ministry…we see examples of it around the country but, we believe that the paradigm that we are creating is one that is worthy of critical thought,” Hathaway added.
“I think I have some sense of what neighborhoods in Baltimore are like and what they need.”
-M.J. “Jay” Brodie, President, Baltimore Development Corporation
Reverend Heber Brown, III Recently, I had the opportunity to speak in-depth with a twenty-something year old college student and community activist. We were on our way to observe a legislative hearing in Annapolis when a discussion about the state of racial justice in Baltimore’s social movements emerged. As she shared some of the internal struggles and questions...
Community leader, Reverend Alvin C. Hathaway Sr., explains the positive effect the Baltimore State Center Project will have on surrounding region Communities United from Ekistics on Vimeo.
