The Gift of Lent

Another season of Lent has started. Another opportunity for deepening our lives is being is being given to us. My Prayer is that all of us will be able to receive the gift that God is offering to us during these special days.  Well, what is that gift? What gift

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The History of Watch Night Service

The Watch Night service can be traced back to gatherings also known as “Freedom’s Eve.” On that night, Black slaves and free blacks came together in churches and private homes all across the nation awaiting news that the Emancipation Proclamation actually had become law.

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