The Urban Prayer Breakfast at Third Street Church of God

Posted on May 12, 2015 by PLT Staff

Paper delivered by Cheryl Sanders at the Conference on Lived Theology and Civil Courage in Charlottesville, Virginia. Sanders shares the story of Third Street Church, which hosts worship, preaching, prayer and a hot breakfast five days a week for the poor and homeless in the community. She goes on to explain the role of empowerment for the disinherited and mutuality of service in her ministry.

Excerpt: “My own interest in reconciliation is evidenced, first and foremost, by my ongoing commitment to pastor an urban congregation whose identity is shaped largely by our ability to provide table fellowship for the poor. My understanding of reconciliation ministry is enhanced by my commitment to two related concepts, empowerment and mutuality.”

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