{"id":23808,"date":"2024-06-20T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T10:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23808"},"modified":"2024-06-21T22:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T22:22:54","slug":"lafayette-church-celebrates-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/lafayette-church-celebrates-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafayette Church celebrates Juneteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Tom Brown and Steve Crain<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, June 15, several members of Lafayette (Ind.) Church of the Brethren enjoyed a Juneteenth celebration held in Lafayette\u2019s largest city park, with some friends from Lafayette\u2019s Bethel AME Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two congregations shared a booth at the festival. This was wonderful way to continue to deepen a relationship with the Bethel congregation, to express solidarity with Lafayette\u2019s African American community, and to celebrate Juneteenth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lafayette Church of the Brethren is blessed to be in a relationship with Bethel that includes sharing Resurrection Day morning, a Summer Worship in the (same) park followed by a picnic, and weekly prayer calls and Zoom Bible studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To the glory of God, and our neighbor\u2019s good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Tom Brown and Steve Crain of Lafayette Church of the Brethren are shown in the photo wearing blue t-shirts.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Members of Lafayette Church of the Brethren and Lafayette\u2019s Bethel AME Church at their joint booth at the Juneteenth festival. Photo courtesy of Tom Brown and Steve Crain<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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