By Aaron Weaver and Lauren Lamb GREENSBORO, N.C. — Cooperative Baptists gathering in Greensboro, N.C., for the 2024 General Assembly celebrated Juneteenth with a kick-off party Wednesday at the Koury Convention Center featuring food, arts, entertainment, quilters, educational resources, entertainment and fellowship. This modern-day celebration of heritage commemorates the end of slavery in the United … Continue reading
By Reverend Dr. Charles E. Collins, Jr. For many Americans, Independence Day is synonymous with the 4th of July (1776), which commemorates the Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the United States of America. The architects of this Declaration, many of whom were slave owners, crafted the language that in part states: “We hold … Continue reading
Because of you, the Emmanuel McCall Racial Equity Fund tops the initial fundraising goal before August 20 deadline! Since the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the CBF Foundation launched a fund on Juneteenth to support the current and long-term racial justice and inclusion work of the Fellowship, you have given or committed more than $126,000 in support of … Continue reading
June 19, 2020 By Jeff Huett DECATUR, Ga.—On the annual day of celebration of emancipation from slavery in United States, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship in partnership with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Foundation, is launching a fund and a campaign to support the current and long-term racial justice and inclusion work of the Fellowship. The fund … Continue reading