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Rev. James Meeks, the only senior pastor Salem Baptist Church has ever had, will deliver last sermon...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAbout 48 hours before he is set to deliver his last Sunday sermon as Salem Baptist Church’s first and only senior pastor, the Rev. James Meeks pointed at his “favorite picture” hung in his office ...
‘Blood, sweat, tears, prayers’: Salem Baptist Church’s first and only pastor for nearly 40 years,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Rev. James Meeks sprawled out on the sidewalk in front of the controversial Chuck’s Gun Store at a “die-in” protest Wednesday, taking up space in front of the doorway just like the police ...
Chicago pastor retires from city’s largest Black church after almost 40 years
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoAfter nearly 40 years as a pastor in Chicago, James Meeks delivered his last sermon on Sunday at the Salem The post Chicago pastor retires from city’s largest Black church after almost 40 years appeared first on TheGrio.
Faith leaders hold ‘die-in’ protest at notorious gun shop
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the bodies of fellow faith leaders lined the hot white pavement outside Chuck’s Gun Shop, Ernest Gray led in prayer through a bullhorn. “We’re tired of the killing. We’re tired of the violence ...
‘Our schools are a place where kids should be safe:’ faith leaders, community decry gun violence,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“We pray to increase the peace in our streets,” chanted a group of some 70 faith leaders and...
Black leaders weigh in on Rainbow/PUSH chief’s resignation less than 3 months into role
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMystery still surrounds the resignation of the Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III from the storied Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Much fanfare was made in July 2023, when the Dallas pastor agreed to ...
