No matter your heritage, culture, or racial background, Black history is EVERYONE’s story. Here are some ways you, your family, and our congregation can celebrate and participate in Black History Month.
1. Patronize a local or online Black-owned business.
⦁ Sing hymns or songs during worship by a composer from the African diaspora. Include the history of the song or hymn in the church bulletin or on your website.
⦁ Watch and discuss documentaries about the Civil Rights movement and other series on the challenges and triumphs of Black people. Suggestions: “Eyes on the Prize,” and Henry Louis Gates’ recent series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story. This Is Our Song.”
⦁ Take a church family field trip to a Black history site or museum in your area. Visit the African American Library in Sistrunk.
⦁ Learn more about “Black Harry” Hosier (c. 1750-1806), an African-American Methodist preacher and evangelist.https://www.umc.org/en/content/harry-hosier-americas-first-black-methodist-preacher
⦁ Research other Black United Methodist leaders from our church’s heritage.
1. MOVIE NIGHT: Watch a film by and about the heritage and lives of Black people. Titles to consider: “Antwone Fisher,” “Malcolm X,” “If 1 Beale Street Could Talk,” “Hidden Figures,” “The Hate U Give,” and “One Night in Miami.”
2. Watch and discuss documentaries about the Civil Rights movement and other series on the challenges and triumphs of Black people. Suggestions: “Eyes on the Prize,” and Henry Louis Gates’ recent series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story. This Is Our Song.”
3. Learn more about the Black UMC caucus, Black Methodists for Church Renewal.
4. Donate to one of the 12 United Methodist-related historically Black colleges and universities in the United States and Zimbabwe.
5. Attend shows featuring local Black artists, actors, poets, local musicians, or dancers. Visit Wynwood.
6. Learn more about the Black UMC caucus, Black Methodists for Church Renewal
7. Subscribe to and learn from Black media and the Black press. 8. Read Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” The letter can be found here: Letter from Birmingham Jail (csuchico.edu.)
9. For closing the band can play songs such as “Don’t Worry About a Thing ‘Cause Every Little Thing is Going to Be Alright”, “One Love” By Bob Marley, Soon and Very Soon.
Join us for our celebration breakfast on Sunday, February 26 following worship. *Please check the image below for information about our trip to the African American Trip.
