Category Archives: New Beginnings

Baltimore, BCFSN Membership, BCFSN Updates, Black Church, Church Garden, Community Organizing, Maryland, New Beginnings, The Network

Sustaining The Work Of Food Justice At Church

Posted on by Black Church FSN
10
Sep

Earlier this year, I announced that we would be putting even greater focus on making our hometown of Baltimore a demonstration site for what grassroots, faith-led food justice work looks like. Many of our member churches in our city became inactive or inconsistent after the pandemic. The “faithful few” that were keeping things going before […]

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BCFSN Membership, BCFSN Updates, Events, Maryland, New Beginnings, The Network, Youth

We now have a youth program!

Posted on by Black Church FSN
19
Dec

During Fall 2022, we soft-launched our youth program! In December 2022, we completed a three-month contract for the Y of Central Maryland and the Baltimore City Public School System. We provided workshops, cooking demonstrations and farm-based field trips for elementary, middle and high school students. We taught them about farming, food & the Black Freedom […]

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BCFSN Membership, BCFSN Updates, Black Church, Black Farmers, Church Garden, Events, New Beginnings

Our Black Farm Tour In Greensboro, North Carolina Was A Success!

Posted on by Black Church FSN
24
Oct

On Saturday, October 22, 2022, we held a Black Farm Tour in Greensboro, North Carolina.  After months of planning with Greensboro residents and leaders, we invited nearly 40 people to join us for this experience.  We toured four farms around the Greensboro area and collectively learned so much about what farming and the food system […]

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BCFSN Updates, New Beginnings

Welcome New Team Members

Posted on by Black Church FSN
20
Oct

We are pleased to welcome our Director of Finance and Administration, Tamra Perkins! She is responsible for all our Financial Management which encompasses budgeting, accounting, contracts and audits. She will also assist with logistical things like equipment purchases & establishing policies, procedures, and compliance. FUN FACTS: -At 8:00AM on a Saturday morning, you can find […]

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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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Ministry Spotlight: Bethlehem Temple Missionary Baptist Church (Harvey, IL)

Posted on by Black Church FSN
01
Jul

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, […]

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Florida, Jacksonville, Ministry Spotlight, New Beginnings

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

Posted on by Black Church FSN
25
Apr

The Black Church Food Security Network continues to grow!  We welcome New Mount Moriah AME Church in Jacksonville, Florida to our membership.  We salute and celebrate Pastor Sha’Reff Rashad, Lady Sharon Rashad and their entire congregation to this fellowship.  We interviewed them recently in order to learn more about their new church gardening effort.  Check […]

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