Black clergy offer churches as COVID-19 vaccination sites, roll up their sleeves
An Oklahoma church, whose name means ‘stone of help, is preparing to provide the second of the two-part vaccine. People line up for COVID-19 vaccinations outside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, on Jan. 26, 2021. Photo by J. Wiggins for Concepts Productions/courtesy Ebenezer Baptist Church
January 29, 2021
(RNS) After more than 1,100 people received the coronavirus vaccine in the fellowship hall of a Black church in Oklahoma City, its pastor credited trust and teamwork for the accomplishment.
Organizers fell just 16 arms short of their goal as Pastor Derrick Scobey, the leader of Ebenezer Baptist Church, worked to make sure they could inoculate as many people as possible in the Black community where his church is located even when they had some no-shows.
Martin Luther King Jr. faith events continue in time of COVID-19 and Capitol chaos
Many online gatherings that mark King s birthday and the holiday in his honor will apply his messages to the current crises the country is facing. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at an interfaith civil rights rally at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on June 30, 1964. Photo by George Conklin/Creative Commons
January 15, 2021
(RNS) Commemorations of the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. look different this year, with few in-person opportunities to preach, pray and volunteer amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But many online gatherings that mark his birthday on Friday (Jan. 15) and the holiday in his honor on Monday will apply his messages of years ago to the current crises the country is facing.