![]() ![]() Our spiritual connection, likemindedness and alignment in our ministries was simply divine. We partnered with First Trinity and the Tillmans in 2017 for our annual water distribution and it was nothing less than love at first sight. You may have heard of First Trinity for their recent partnership with Jaden Smith and his company 501CTHREE, but Pastor Ezra and First Lady Catrina Tillman have been serving AND advocating for the Flint family at the very beginning of the crisis–long before folks outside of the Flint community learned about this act of environmental racism. We were first introduced to First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church by another member of our black tribe Tavares Taylor, Founder & Executive Director of Tavares Taylor Charities. Let’s go to First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, MI. In this walk of servant leadership, I have met some remarkable young, faith leaders. Many black millennials like me are at a crossroads with our sentiments about church.īlack Millennial Faith-based Leaders on The Rise While I definitely don’t go to church every Sunday, those same values around service leadership and activism still live inside my heart and soul. However, my ministry through Black Millennials 4 Flint has really helped me to connect more with those fond memories. It was the “saints” that first introduced me to homophobia/transphobia, fat shaming and definitely an abundance of patriarchy. While we may have fond memories of church, we still have a lot of “church hurt”. So please don’t stop reading! Many black millennials like me are at a crossroads with our sentiments about church. Now, this piece is not meant to paint the black church as the model of perfection…we all fall short from the glory of God. It was also at Pilgrim Rest where I learned about the transatlantic slave trade and watched Roots for the first time in “Children’s Church”…now that’s what gave birth to my unapologetically black activism (along with my blickity black parents). Pilgrim Rest, like many black churches was woke before woke. ![]() where I fell in love with service…or as the church folk say, the ministries. It was at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in the heart of South Memphis under the leadership of the late, great Dr. As a black woman born and raised in Memphis, TN known for good barbecue, good music and LOTS of churches, I definitely have strong roots in the black church. ![]()
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