When do we stop dreaming?
In the wise words of a man Who spread knowledge across this land While being treated like dirt and sand With cuts and bruises on his...
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- Jan 16, 2022
- 1 min
In the Beginning
The first day Darkness sits the sun with silence. Eventually, the brightness. Second day The ground is covered in water then covered...
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- Jan 16, 2022
- 2 min
Continuing the Legacy of Dr. King … What Can I Do?
Peace is the tranquil space that the world seems to long for, but why can't we seem to find it? Although we may fall short of this...
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- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
Please be sure to mark your calendar to save the date/time if you haven't already!
The 2022 MLK Jr. Commemoration is sponsored by Western NC Conference Justice and Reconciliation Team (J&R), Western North Carolina...
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- Jan 6, 2022
- 1 min
55th BMCR GENERAL MEETING
April 28 - May 1, 2022 - Hilton Cincinnati OH, Netherland Plaza Theme: BMCR Self Determination “We are STRONG. We are RELEVANT. We are...
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- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
2022 MLK Jr. Commemoration Service & Youth/Young Adult Contest
This note is to announce the details of the Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Service. The Theme: Infinite Hope:...
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- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Omari Drovon Alexander
Dear BMCR Family and Friends, It is with sadness that we share news of the Saturday, November 20, 2021 death of Mr. Omari Drovon...
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- Oct 2, 2021
- 1 min
Rev. Homer Dawkins
Dear Black Clergy, BMCR Family and Friends, We have received word of the death of the Rev. Homer Clayton "Dutch" Dawkins on Saturday,...
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- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
Black Methodists for Church Renewal (BMCR) - Why Membership is Important
Click image for article By: Pamela Shoffner Click here to become a BMCR member.
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- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
BMCR Membership Campaign
Our BMCR Membership Campaign is about to come to a close but we wish to inform you that Hank and I have decided to extend it through the...
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- Apr 23, 2021
- 4 min
54th General Meeting Update
The BMCR is one of The United Methodist Church’s five U.S.-based ethnic caucuses and represents more than 2,400 predominantly...
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- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
BMCR Now What?
Greetings BMCR Family and Friends, I invite you to relax and join me, Rev. Charlie Rivens, Coordinator, Western NC Caucus BMCR, for...
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- Nov 19, 2020
- 4 min
McClain, theologian and civil rights leader, dies at 82
The Rev. William Bobby McClain, the Black theologian and civil rights leader who championed the United Methodist worship book “Songs of...
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- Sep 29, 2020
- 1 min
Notice of Death: Rev. Dr. Theodore A. Powell (Retired Elder)
Birth 1924-Eternity 2020 We have received word of the death of the Rev. Dr. Theodore Allen "Ted" Powell of Hickory, on Sunday, September...
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- Jul 21, 2020
- 1 min
FAITH TALKS PODCAST | UMW
Dear BMCR, The videotaped killing of George Floyd has focused the world on the racism steeped into our nation’s founding and poisoning...
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