News of Lucy Byard’s death sent shock waves through the Seventh-day Adventist Church, especially among its 16,000 African-American members. How did it lead to the creation of regional conferences?
The Jefferson Township Board of Trustees in Montgomery County, Ohio, recently celebrated Benjamin “Bennie” Grissom’s 104th birthday, a member of the Ethan Temple church in Clayton, Ohio,
Allegheny West Conference's Ephesus church in Columbus, Ohio, recently sponsored a Community Health Emphasis Weekend. The event featured a health forum comprised of mental health professionals to discuss local mental health issues within the African-American community.
Marci Wright's grandmother, Eileen Wright Lester, taught all her daughters and daughters-in-law recipes for the Allegheny West Conference’s DaleWright Memorial church in Germantown, Ohio's vegetarian meals and baked goods, including Blackberry Cake Top.
Today what Marci Wright enjoys most about the potlucks is when her fellow church members “bring the best their kitchen has to offer with enough to share.