A Call To Action: The Role of the Black Church in Political Division
Statement from Presiding Prelate of the First Episcopal DIstrict,
Bishop Samuel L. Green, Sr.
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Rev. Kimberly L. Detherage was born and raised in Louisville, KY. The daughter of the late Katherine and James Detherage and the sister of James, Kevin, and Sherry, she currently serves as the Pastor of St. Mark A.M.E. Church in Jackson Heights, New York, where, in 2010, she became the first female pastor in the church’s 196 - year history. Rev. Kim believes the church’s mission is to open its doors wide and minister to the needs of the congregation and the community. It was important to her, for the church to remain open during the pandemic: operating its food pantry, using its site to host COVID-19 antibody testing, vaccinations and mask giveaways, offering grief workshops, and partnering with other community organizations to ensure the safety and well- being of the community.
Rev. Kim, as she is affectionately known, is active in the community and the African Methodist Episcopal Church; she serves on several Boards and is the Dean of the Ministerial Institute that prepares students for ordination in the A.M.E. Church. Rev. Kim has served as the President of the local Corona East Elmhurst Clergy Association (CEECA), and she is on the executive board of Queens Power, an ecumenical grassroots organization made up of member institutions that seek to empower, train and advocate for better conditions of all people in Queens. Rev. Kim is a consultant and attorney engaged in the general practice of law; she is an advocate for justice, equality and parity for women, children and people of color. Rev. Kim is the past Connectional President of Women in Ministry in the A.M.E. Church worldwide where she served for eight years. She is a co-author of the clergy sexual misconduct policy in the Doctrine and Discipline of the AME Church and conducts sexual harassment workshops. A strong advocate for gender equity and parity in the church, Rev. Detherage has collected two volumes of women’s sermons, poems and literary works, championed two international conferences, and was a staunch promoter for the posthumous ordination of Jarena Lee, at the July 2016 General Conference (the first woman licensed to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1819 and denied ordination). Rev. Detherage has authored several articles in the Christian Recorder, the AME Review, The Amsterdam News and chapters in the books: Black Women and Girls Matter, Saving the Lives of Black and Latinx Pastors, and Women with 2020 Vision: American Theologians on the Voice, Vote and Vision of Women.
Rev. Detherage has previously pastored Bethel A.M.E. Church in Arverne, New York, and Bright Temple A.M.E. Church in the Bronx, New York. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Boston College and her Juris Doctor degree from Boston College Law School. Rev. Detherage earned her Master of Divinity Degree from Emory University with Certificates in Black Church Studies and Women Studies. She completed five Units of Clinical Pastoral Education in the Emory University Health Systems and is an Itinerant Elder in the AME Church. Rev. Kim believes her strength is knowing that she is one of God’s daughters called to love, serve, empower, teach and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.
It is a blessing when we can come into the house of the Lord! Let us come with expectation, thanksgiving and praise! Let us work together in Growing our Faith, Giving our Best, Gauging our Future. Due to the pandemic, adjustments will be necessary. We look forward to seeing and worshipping together in person and on zoom!
*The church service is now at 11:00am. (The services will also be broadcast live via zoom.)
* Masks must be worn at all times. Masks will be available.
* There will be contact tracing. All persons must fill out the COVID-19 FORMS and have their temperature taken. (The forms will be mailed out in advance so that you may complete them at home and bring them in or email them back to the church.)
*Two persons at a time will be able to enter the Men and Women’s Bathroom on the Lower level. Hand Sanitizer is placed throughout the entire church.
*Seating will be four persons to a pew for social distancing. All members of the same household are permitted to sit together. The ushers will direct persons to their seats. Every other row will be empty.
*All persons except worship participants must enter through the front doors of the church on Northern Boulevard. If anyone is disabled they may use the parking lot entrance.
*Sunday School and Bible study will be in the lower fellowship hall. It will be hybrid. Zoom and in-person. PERSONS ON ZOOM WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO THEIR BREAKOUT ROOMS.
*Giving/Offering -can be electronically, mail, dropped at the church office or during the worship service.
We are celebrating our 193rd Anniversary. God in His infinite mercy has led us on this journey from our humble but proud beginnings in 1898 from Union Avenue in Corona, New York, to 95-02 32nd Avenue in East Elmhurst, New York to our present location one block away at 95-18 Northern Boulevard, Jackson Heights, New York.
To God be the Glory. Great things He has done!
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