Living Grace Church Presents At The Table with Dr. King
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and last updated 2021-02-16 10:47:40-05
GREAT FALLS â On Monday night, Living Grace Church in Great Falls presented âAt the Table with Dr. King, a 45-minute video presentation about the life, legacy, and calling of Martin Luther King. The presentation was made possible by the churchâs relationship with Dave LeMieux, the creative director of the video.
Church officials and members are now hoping that some schools will soon add the video to their curriculum. In the interest of improving some schoolsâ teachings and lessons during Black History Month, Pastor Andre Murphy contacted Great Falls Public School superintendent Tom Moore and several other school officials to ask if they were interested in adding the video to their curriculum.
African-American community leaders hope Black History Month sparks conversations about racial justice
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and last updated 2021-02-07 14:15:32-05
GREAT FALLS â Marcus Collins and his family have lived in Montana for over 25 years. Andre Murphy and his have been here for 16 years. Both Collins and Murphy are part of Montanaâs second-smallest designated population, according to the most recent available statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau and montana.gov: Black/African-American.
But the two have more in common, and play a more important role in the Great Falls community, than just the color of their skin. Both men are pastors, Collins at Alexander Temple Church of God in Christ, Murphy at Living Grace Church. And both use that platform to promote conversations about race and inequality whenever they can.
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