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The Triune God, traditionally visualized with a triangle has revealed the plan of salvation to human kind. Christ arose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and sent us his Spirit.

The Holy Spirit has been given the biblical image of a dove. The Holy Spirit reminds us of the deed of Christ, who came as a light into the darkness.
February 2022 Prayer Calendar: Black History Month

February 2022 Prayer Calendar: Black History Month

by | Jan 27, 2022 | Prayer Calendar

Feb. 1, 1965 The United States may have passed the Amendment to the Constitution that made slavery illegal, but slave-owning states were slow to tell slaves about it. It took until June 19 for the word to reach slaves in Texas. Even after that, lots of cities, churches, businesses, and people still treated Black people the same as when they were slaves.   Feb. 3, 1870 This Amendment may have guaranteed the right to vote to all people, but in reality, that’s not how it worked. Women couldn’t vote until 1920, and Black men and women couldn’t vote in a lot of cities and states until the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Some states are still trying to make it hard for Black and Brown people to vote.   Feb. 4, 1913 Happy Birthday to Rosa Parks! She was a Black civil rights activist who refused to move to the back of a city bus so a White lady could sit in her spot. Rosa Parks was arrested, but justice organizations argued against her arrest in the courts. It got all the way to the Supreme Court, and bus segregation was declared unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.   Feb. 5 The Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives is at 87 Monroe Center. Its many collections reflect the unique historical and cultural contributions of local African Americans and people of color upon North America and globally. Plan a visit: https://www.graama.org/.   Feb. 9 The Grand Rapids African American Health Institute works to improve fairness in health care and...