New City Church

Making disciples. Period.

214 Spencer Street NE, Grand Rapids, MI  49505
Sunday mornings at 10:00
Directions

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

for the North End Community Ministry / food pantry
visit http://necmgr.org or call (616) 454-1097

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission
    • Beliefs
      • Historic Creeds and Confessions
    • Core Values
    • Leadership
      • Council of Elders
      • Deacons
  • Experience New City
    • Worship
    • City Groups
    • Discipleship
    • New City Sisterhood
    • Serving the Body
      • Spiritual Gifts
    • Childrens’ Ministries
    • Youth
    • Membership
  • Resources
    • Sermons
      • Miscellaneous (various topical sermons)
      • From Garden to Garden: the Story of the Bible (a topical sermon series)
      • Real Jesus. Real Followers. (a sermon series in Mark)
      • A Brief Study of Spiritual Gifts (a topical sermon series)
      • Church Calendar (an on-going topical sermon series)
      • What Is the Church? (a topical sermon series)
      • Cosmic Christ: Divine Truth For Our Earthly Reality (a sermon series in Colossians)
      • Genesis: the Origins of [Re]Creation (a sermon series in Genesis)
      • Acts of Jesus (sermon series in Acts)
      • Spiritual Disciplines (a topical sermon series)
      • Jude (a sermon series in Jude)
      • A Cruciform Life: Being Shaped by the Cross into the Shape of Jesus (a sermon series in 1 Corinthians)
      • Christian Community (a topical sermon series)
      • Let’s… (a topical sermon series)
      • A Slaughtered Lamb Reigns (a sermon series in Revelation)
      • Together (a topical sermon series)
      • YHWH: Missionary to the Nations (a sermon series in Exodus)
      • Sexual Ethics and the New City (a topical sermon series)
      • In Christ: There Is No Other Gospel (a sermon series in Galatians)
      • What On Earth Is the Church? (a topical sermon series)
      • Come and Believe: the Gospel According to John (a sermon series in John)
      • Politics and Christian Unity (a topical sermon series)
      • Life As the Body of Christ (a topical sermon series)
      • Covenant God: the Foundation of Our Faith (a sermon series in Joshua)
    • Child Protection Policy
    • The Gospel Coalition
    • Desiring God
    • Urban Transformation Ministries
    • North End Community Ministry
  • Contact us
  • Sermons
  • Upcoming Events

Black History Month

February 3, 2012 by J-T

Each year in the United States “Black History Month” is celebrated in February. During this month we remember the many great contributions of black folk throughout our history, whether they were slaves or abolitionists or fought for civil rights or simply contributed to the prosperity of this country through inventions, hard work, or strength of character.

Many of the wrongs perpetrated against blacks in America have been righted or are being righted. Slavery has long been abolished.  Segregation is illegal. The Civil Rights Acts has been the law of the land for decades.  Racism and prejudice still exist but many of the most egregious abuses of black people are in the history books.  As a nation we must continue the fight against injustice and bigotry.

Black History Month is a necessary part of our national repentance from wrongs committed against black people.  When Zacchaeus met Jesus he told the Lord he would give half his wealth to the poor and if he had defrauded anyone he would repay fourfold.  His repentance was measured in changed behavior and restitution.  To justify slavery many of our nation’s founders denigrated the dignity and value of those brought from Africa to work in their fields.  Africans were just 60% human, according to the original Constitution of the United States.  Slaves were mere chattel—possessions to be used and disposed of according to the wishes of the owner.

American slavery was a direct attack on the image of God in men and women and children whose skin was dark.  Because racism and prejudice seeks to undervalue a person’s worth solely on the basis of one’s skin color, part of our national repentance must be a public recognition of the inherent dignity and value of those who are black.  That is the goal of Black History Month.

This month we will publish several brief biographies of various black men and women in American history, detailing their contributions to this nation.

Filed Under: New City Community News

Give online

Search newcitychurch.org

Recent Posts

  • let’s celebrate Christmas every Sunday
  • Moses and Mission BBQ and the Sabbath
  • how should we vote on Tuesday? quietly.
  • whence comes a peaceful and quiet life?
  • what’s taking so long?

Location

Sundays at 10:00AM 214 Spencer St NE, Grand Rapids (on the corner of Plainfield Ave & Spencer St., just north of Leonard St.)

Mailing Address

214 Spencer St NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505

Copyright © 2023 · Outreach Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in