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The Big Easy at Night
Vid: Street Confessions
Street Confessions Above is the link to the video project of Villages Without Walls, a ministry of Bethel Pentecostal Church in Dorchester, MA. It is produced by the Greenwood Street youth they work with, and there are young men and women from across ‘hoods commenting on their lives on the streets. A cautionary note: the …
National PICO gathering in the Big Easy
I am here to present at this years National PICO gathering. Over 500 clergy from 23 states and 35 religious denominations have come together to call for an end to poverty, and an increase in economic and racial justice. It is also the kickoff campaign for the Lifelines to Healing Initiative, headed by Rev. Michael …
Rev. Dr. Walter Fluker and I at BMA annual Dinner
This is my friend, Rev. Dr. Walter Fluker, who is currently the Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor at Boston University School of Theology. I’d thought I’d include a bio I found online, so you can read his accomplishments to date… Dr. Walter Fluker is formerly the Coca-Cola Professor of Leadership Studies and Executive Director …
Screening “Street Confessions” a powerful local Boston documentary
Boston TenPoint held their monthly meeting at Twelfth Baptist Church, and showed the film “Street Confessions”, a project of Villages Without Walls, one of the outreach ministries of Bethel Pentecostal Church. The raw, brutally honest film was produced by the street youth that VWW works closely with, and features youth from across hoods. Telia Rivera …
Youth talking about living in a “culture of violence” at CUFP meeting
Last night Churches United for Youth Peace met at Twelfth Baptist Church to listen to the experiences of everyday youth grappling with community violence. The group, led by the Rev. Dr. Sylvia Johnson, is part of the Boston Foundation’s StreetSafe program, and aims to build the capacity of churches to work together addressing violence in …
Mothers Rallying in Franklin Field
“So I went down to the potters house and I saw him working the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him…”- Jeremiah 18:3-4 The photo above is one of the many …
Mothers Standing UP in Orchard Park
“OP” is home to one of the largest gangs in the city of Boston. The Mother’s stood tall there, and we were present to support them. In all, they rallied at 12 parks in the city over the summer – a powerful testimony indeed to represent the message, “Its Not OK”…
Eugene Rivers and Ray Hammond, starting over again
This is one of those moments where I am most proud of these two. As you know, I helped to start the Boston TenPoint Coalition with these two gentlemen and the Rev. Sam Wood in 1992. Together we were a part of a movement in the city that saw the homicide rate drop by 79% …