Buried in the church columbarium
February 17, 2021
By confessing the story of a racist gift, a Cincinnati congregation takes the first step in dismantling structural racism
by Paul Seebeck | Presbyterian News Service
CINCINNATI â The gift of $22,000, which after legal fees would be worth around $250,000 in todayâs dollars, was given to Knox Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati exactly 100 years ago to aid the congregation in constructing a new church. But according to Knoxâs pastor, the Rev. Adam Fronczek, there was âsome loreâ in the congregation about the gift, which came from a woman who wanted to be buried inside the walls of the church.