Summary

Chattanoogan – John Shearer: Getting To Tour National Register-Listed Christ Church Episcopal – When parishioner Nancy Poston first visited Christ Church Episcopal on McCallie Avenue; It needed its own rejuvenation of sorts!

Patch.com – Historic Washington Heights Church Earns Landmark Status – NYC Landmarks Commission voted to designate as landmark

AFRO News – Bishop-elect Clark muses over the spirituality of food – There is a spirituality of food, it’s been captured in popular culture, such as in the movie and television series “Soul Food.” I take my point of preference from my experience as a Black woman.

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John Shearer: Getting To Tour National Register-Listed Christ Church Episcopal

Chattanoogan – Chattanooga, TN

When parishioner Nancy Poston first visited Christ Church Episcopal on McCallie Avenue a few years ago, it was after walking from her nearby Fort Wood home. 

While trying to experience some spiritual rejuvenation from the service after enjoying the physical rejuvenation that comes from exercise, she noticed some peeling plaster and that the church probably needed a historically sensitive renovation and restoration.

It needed its own rejuvenation of sorts!

But to almost anyone who has an appreciation for significant architecture where the historic look is maintained, it was obviously another gem among the several handsome and older church buildings still dotting the downtown area. […]

Historic Washington Heights Church Earns Landmark Status

Washington Heights-Inwood, NY

Washington Heights has a new landmark. On Tuesday, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to designate the Holyrood Episcopal Church-Iglesia Santa Cruz at 715 West 179th Street.

The Holyrood Church, which means “Holy Crucifix” or “Holy Cross,” was founded originally as a Protestant Episcopal congregation in 1893 by Rev. William Oliver Embury. The church was rebuilt between 1911 and 1916 at its Washington Heights location and has continued to serve the surrounding community for over a hundred years. […]

Bishop-elect Clark muses over the spirituality of food

Chicago, IL

There is a spirituality of food, it’s been captured in popular culture, such as in the movie and television series “Soul Food.” That notion of soul food is intimately tied to the consumer of the food. Soul food is cooked, not just according to recipes, but in compliance with the wishes and preferences of the partaker.

I take my point of preference from my experience as a Black woman. While I have enjoyed soul food, from the White community, most experiences land with soul food prepared in the Black community. For special dinners or outings associated with popular culture in White settings, the spirituality of soul food from the Black community shines through from Sunday dinners to religious holidays. […]