Category Archives: Coordinating Committees

Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Jacksonville, Ministry Spotlight

Season Check In: The Masters Touch Ministry (Jacksonville, FL)

Posted on by Black Church FSN
17
Nov

Our Coordinating Committee in Jacksonville, Florida has been thriving as they helped an incredible amount of churches this year battle through the seasonal weather and challenges that come with first year gardens. Let’s check in on how The Masters Touch Ministry finished out their first year with Black Church Food Security Network! Below is an […]

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BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Events, Jacksonville

We Must Unify or Perish

Posted on by Black Church FSN
07
Oct

Not all churches in The Black Church Food Security Network have gardens. Some of our member churches partner with us to host Black farmer’s markets. Other member churches work with us to buy in bulk from Black farmers. We’re not a one-size-fits-all organization because all of our churches are different. The thing we have in […]

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Baltimore, BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Maryland, Popular Education

Cultivating Community Power In Baltimore

Posted on by Black Church FSN
08
Aug

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 […]

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BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Florida, Jacksonville

Ministry Spotlight: Pleasant Hope Church (Jacksonville, FL)

Posted on by Black Church FSN
28
Jul

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. […]

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BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Black Farmers, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, New Beginnings, The Network

Deepening Our Roots In North Carolina

Posted on by Black Church FSN
14
Jul

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 […]

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Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Florida, Jacksonville, Ministry Spotlight

Ministry Spotlight: New Mt. Moriah AME Church (Jacksonville, FL)

Posted on by Black Church FSN
30
Jun

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 […]

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Baltimore, Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Maryland

Baltimore Chapter Picking Up Steam!

Posted on by Black Church FSN
28
Jun

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 […]

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Church Garden, Coordinating Committees, Florida, Jacksonville, Ministry Spotlight

Ministry Spotlight: The Masters Touch (Jacksonville, FL)

Posted on by Black Church FSN
02
Jun

At BCFSN, we thrive in part from our local Coordinating Committees positioned across the country who act as a “hub” for churches in that specific region to build relationships and discuss location specific topics. It’s our duty to expand our reach nationally but through the work of our Coordinating Committees, we can also continue to […]

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BCFSN Membership, Black Church, Coordinating Committees, Ministry Spotlight, Philadelphia

Ministry Spotlight: Bethel AME Church of Ardmore Wins Garden Award

Posted on by Black Church FSN
20
May

We are happy to share that a BCFSN Member, Bethel Community Garden/Ardmore Victory Garden Program, was selected to receive a 2022 Go-for-the-Green Award for supporting the expansion of gardens throughout the community such that more produce is grown locally, thus improving community wellness, intergenerational learning, and food sovereignty!  Much appreciation is extended to Frances Condon, […]

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