About this Event
Justice on Holy Ground: The Church’s Call to Action
Audience: Pastors, Associate Ministers, and Faith Leaders
Purpose: To explore the Black Church’s enduring legacy in the pursuit of social justice, address contemporary challenges, and mobilize faith-driven strategies for meaningful action.
Location: Ebenezer Baptist Church, Woodbridge
I. Historical Foundations: The Black Church & the Role of NAACP in a 21 Century Justice Movement
o Origins of the Black Church in Resistance to Slavery and Racism
o Role of AME, Baptist, Pentecostal traditions in abolition and civil rights
o Theologies of liberation and moral resistance
Speaker: Rev Dr Cozy Bailey, President Virginia State Conference NAACP
II. Present-Day Challenge: Project
o White Christian Nationalism the Churches Response to Project 2025
o Erosion of civil rights protections and DEI programs
o Threats to voting rights, education equity, and housing access
Speaker: Rev. Dr. George W. Farmer Jr., Pastor of Olive Branch Baptist Church
III. Attracting & Retaining Gen Z & Millennials
o Generational realities: Gen Z & young Millennials
o Faith in an age of skepticism, trauma, and social change
o The impact of mental health, identity, and belonging
Speaker: Shomari Hargrove, First Baptist Church, Merrifield , Virginia
Discussion Team: Leader, Higher Level Enrichment Center, Washington DC
IV. Mobilizing the Church: NAACP - A New Credo to Legates!
o Challenges that Lie Ahead for the Black Community
o Reclaiming the Black Church’s Prophetic Authority
o From Moral Witness to Organized Action
Speaker: Bishop Carroll W. Baltimore, Sr. ThD, DMin
V. The Local Battlefield – Northern Virginia & the Protestant Footprint
o Justice Is Not Free: The Cost of Silence and the Power of NAACP Membership
o" A Church In the Struggle” Recognition
Speaker: Rev Dr Karl F. Brower, President, Prince William NAACP
Sponsor: Prince William NAACP, Religious Affairs Committee
Hosted by: Reverend Dr. Charles Lundy, Ebenezer Baptist Church
POC: Reverend Ardine Marie(703)795-1522 or [email protected]
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:45 AM
Meet and Greet / Continental Breakfast
🕑: 11:30 AM
Light Lunch
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH, 13020 Telegraph Road, Woodbridge, United States
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