by Bob | Nov 28, 2013 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Prayer
A Thanksgiving Reminder from a Hero of Black Church History Absalom Jones was born in slavery on November 6, 1746, in Sussex, Delaware. At age sixteen he moved to Philadelphia, and by age thirty-eight he was able to purchase his freedom. Along with Richard Allen, he...
by Bob | Feb 12, 2013 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church, Black Church History, Black History Month, Richard Allen
Rev. Richard Allen: Founding the First Free Black Church Note: This series for Black History Month is excerpted from Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care. To learn more and to read a sample chapter visit Beyond the Suffering. Read...
by Bob | Feb 16, 2011 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Black History Month, Richard Allen
Rev. Richard Allen: Founding the First Free Black Church Rev. Richard Allen was one of the foremost founding fathers of the African American independent churches. Born a slave in 1760, to Benjamin Crew of Philadelphia, Allen came to salvation in Christ around age...
by Bob | Feb 18, 2010 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, Black History Month, Richard Allen, The Journey
The Forty-Day Journey of Promise Day Thirty-One: Founding the First Free Black Church Note: Welcome to The Journey, our forty-day blog series from MLK Day through the end of Black History Month. We’re learning life lessons from the legacy of African American...
by Bob | Nov 25, 2009 | Absalom Jones, African American Church, Black Church, Black Church History
A Thanksgiving Reminder from a Hero of Black Church History Absalom Jones was born in slavery on November 6, 1746, in Sussex, Delaware. At age sixteen he moved to Philadelphia, and by age thirty-eight he was able to purchase his freedom. Along with Richard Allen, he...
by Bob | Feb 18, 2009 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church History, Richard Allen, The Journey
The Journey: Forty Days of PromiseCelebrating the Legacy of African American ChristianityDay Thirty-One: The Founding Welcome to day thirty-one of our forty-day intercultural journey. From Martin Luther King Day to the end of Black History Month we are focusing on The...
