Five years after the murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson Missouri, noted preacher, pastor and community leader Bishop Douglas Miles will bring us a message from the heart of his calling. Using a text from the Book of Acts, he’ll ask, “Why do the people of the church stand looking up toward heaven for the change we need? How can we create that change by anointing each other with a calling in this world?”

Please stay after the service for shared conversation on the subjects we raise, and shared commitment for the work that lies ahead.

Bishop Miles is a nationally respected leader in congregation-based community organizing, serving as a keystone of both his local Baltimore organization (BUILD) and on the national strategy team for the Industrial Areas Foundation, the largest and longest-standing community organizing body in the country.