Join us on a journey through our shared history told through tales of perseverance, pain, trial, and triumph. Together we aim to learn how to cultivate a better future as we remember our past. New stories will be continually added to this post and shared in our emailed newsletter. Story #3: Published September 20, 2022 […]
Cultivating community power in historically marginalized and oppressed communities is often very slow and thoughtful work. There is no microwave for building “people power” in communities that have often been robbed of their power and voice. It happens one meeting at a time, one conversation at a time, one event at a time. It’s very […]
BCFSN Board member, Austen-Monet McClendon, has just traveled for the second time to Haiti in order to study and explore more of this nation’s great culture. McClendon offers great insights especially in how she sees linkages between Haiti’s revolutionary history and the current work and philosophy of The Black Church Food Security Network. Check out […]
At BCFSN, we thrive in part from our local Coordinating Committees positioned across the country that act as a “hub” for churches in that specific region to build relationships and discuss location specific topics. This week, let’s shine a spotlight on one of our churches: Pleasant Hope Church located in the Historic Northside of Jacksonville, Florida. […]
BCFSN Road Trip! Members of our team took to the highway to connect, organize, and build with churches, farmers and other stakeholders in North Carolina from July 8-10, 2022. We were invited by the First Lady Lydia McIntyre of the Poplar Grove AME Church and Ms. Lolita Watkins; a passionate and influential leader in the […]
On Monday, July 11, 2022, we received a small delegation from the Bishops Spouses and Partners Planning Group of the Episcopal Church. The 80th General Convention of the denomination was scheduled to take place in Baltimore, but rising COVID numbers forced them to alter their plans. The Black Church Food Security Network was initially scheduled […]
The Bethlehem Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Harvey, Illinois has long been recognized as one of the most community-oriented ministries in their community. Under the leadership of Pastor Jeffrey Smith and First Lady, Heather Gayle Smith, the church has grown and prospered! This year, they’ve added another Christ-like component to their ministry. On June 7, […]
At BCFSN, we thrive in part from our local Coordinating Committees positioned across the country that act as a “hub” for churches in that specific region to build relationships and discuss location specific topics. We are committed to expanding our reach nationally but through the leadership of local people who serve as part of our […]
Black churches that work together to grow food in a systematic way can do far more to create sustainable solutions for food apartheid than they can if they only work by themselves. That’s one of the messages that was communicated and demonstrated on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Liberty Grace Church of God in West […]
When churches start gardens they run into very predictable problems like: not having a water source not having enough consistent laborers not having seeds not knowing what to grow and when not having sustained support from the congregation not knowing where to start When the “faithful few” who initially started the garden don’t get the […]
