Why our church recognizes Juneteenth. (1) Emancipation was already provided, but slaves in Texas hadn't heard yet. Juneteenth commemorates the day the news was delivered. (2) We will always celebrate when people are set free from bondage. That's the Christian story too. (3) We celebrate physical freedom with our black brothers and sisters who have slavery in their history, because we've been given spiritual freedom. Freedom is what it's about!
June 19th. Juneteenth.“Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” — Angela Davis. “I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free…so other people would be also free.” — Rosa Parks