A Faithful Struggle: Historically Black Protestant Churches Reflections at America’s 250th

Join us at Ebenezer Baptist Church to examine the Historically Black Protestant Churches community’s unique past and future roles in building bridges across difference, upholding religious liberty, and protecting democracy.

June 30, 2026 7:00 pm

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia

Historically Black Protestant Churches Reflections at America’s 250th

This moderated panel discussion hosted at Ebenezer Baptist Church will examine the Historically Black Protestant Churches community’s unique past and future roles in building bridges across difference, upholding religious liberty, and protecting democracy.

This event is free, but advance registration is required. People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to attend.

The Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta—in which King was ordained and from which he conducted many of his civil rights campaigns in the 1950s and 1960s—is now preserved as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site. (Courtesy of Atlanta Journal-Constitution.)

Moderator & Speakers

Rev. John Vaughn (Ebenezer Baptist Church) will moderate a panel discussion between Rev. Devon Jerome Crawford (Third Baptist Church of San Francisco), Rev. Dr. Gabby Wilkes (The Double Love Experience Church, Union Theological Seminary), and Rev. Frederick Davie (Union Seminary). Click on speaker to read their biography.

Rev. Devon Jerome Crawford

Senior Pastor of Historic Third Baptist Church of San Francisco

Rev. Frederick Davie

Senior Executive Vice President at Union Seminary

Rev. Dr. John H. Vaughn

Executive Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church

Dr. Gabby Cudjoe Wilkes

Co-Founding Lead Pastor at the Double Love Experience Church

This event is made possible by the generous support of Lilly Endowment Inc.

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This event is free, but advance registration is required. People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to attend.

Contact Us

Please contact us with any questions.

Jake Shapiro

Program Manager, Democracy Initiatives

Interfaith America

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