For Black History Month 2023
UCRP starts our Black History Month Series: Black Journeys.
During UCRP worship service, we will be honoring the different kinds of physical and spiritual journeys that Black people throughout the Diaspora have embarked upon through history - from The Great Migration, to the spiritual travels that include the Slave Bible, we acknowledge the strength and struggles of Black people. To learn more about these journeys, click the picture or the names below:
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The Great Migration Lincoln’s Birthday Slave Bible Natalie Y. Moore
History of great Chicagoland leaders in the Black community
During February, we celebrate Black History Month honoring the historic Chicagoland leaders of the Black community. It helps us to be better stewards of the gained privileges in our time. This month’s celebration creates awareness for all people while reminds us all that Black history is OUR history; For we see the face of God in all the people on the earth.
God’s common and special grace even work themselves out in the providential movement of a particular race’s culture and history. We can look back on the brightest and darkest moments of our past and see God at work. God’s weaving an intricate tapestry of events that climax in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
And one day Christ will return. And on that day, we will all look back at the history — not just of a single race but of people from every nation, tribe, and tongue — and see that our Creator had a plan all along. God is writing a story that points to the glory, and in the new creation. God’s people won’t have a month set aside to remember our Creator’s greatness. We’ll have all eternity.
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