Rock City Fellowship (RCF) is committed to celebrating the diversity of cultures represented in our community. So, periodically throughout the year, we will have our services and/or events themed for specific ethnicities.
black history month - february 2021
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Alexander Crummell (1819 - 1898)
Alexander Crummell was an Episcopal priest. He went to Cambridge University with support from abolitionists and spent the next 20 years in Liberia as a missionary. He returned to the US in 1872, and by 1875 he started St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, the first independent black Episcopal church in Washington, DC.
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Thomas A. Dorsey (1899 - 1993)
Thomas A. Dorsey helped with the development and popularization of Gospel music more than any other single person in the history of the genre. As a writer, composer, and performer, Dorsey committed his talent to the Lord after the tragic death of his wife and child.
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Sojourner Truth (1797 - 1883)
Sojourner Truth wanted to break down the institution of slavery and work on behalf of women's rights. With the help of famed abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison, Truth published The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave in 1850, a book that would provide some financial stability and a story for the noble cause against slavery. As a Methodist who knew God’s resurrection power, Sojourner pinned this hymn she sang as an itinerant preacher, “It was early in the morning–it was early in the morning, Just at the break of day– When he rose–when he rose–when he rose, And went to heaven on a cloud.”
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hispanic heritage month - Sept 24, 2020
RCF participated in a Zoom call with one of our church supported missionaries to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month.
Black History Month - feb 23, 2020
Throughout the Sundays of February, RCF will celebrate Black History Month. We will have displays of great men and women of the faith who are of African American descent outside of our meeting space.
Here are some pictures from our Feb 23 event!
Here are some pictures from our Feb 23 event!
