Black History Month Workshop in Falls Church
To move forward, a community has to face its past. Findings of a revealing study on the Falls Church (Episcopal)’s ties to slavery will be presented from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 as the focus of a workshop and observance of Black History Month.
The program is sponsored by the Social Justice Committee of Falls Church and Vicinity and will be held at the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, 225 E. Broad St. Participants will have opportunities to discuss the church’s findings in small groups and explore how they can apply what they’ve learned.
The Falls Church Episcopal has been studying its history for the past two years, including documentation that church officials owned slaves who helped build portions of the current church structure. Presenter Jan Cornelius plans to share methods of the study and encourage other churches and organizations to conduct similar explorations.
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