Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at First Baptist Church of Marshall Heights, June 28, 1981

SIDE 1: Dr. Lowery, 1st Bap. Wash, DC. 6/28/81. SIDE 2: "Bridge Over Troubled Water".

1981-06-28

1980-1989

This audio recording features the proceedings of First Baptist Church of Marshall Heights's 44th Anniversary worship service on June 28, 1981 in Washington, D.C. This audio recording features musical performances, prayer, and worship. At 00:54:10, Joseph E. Lowery gives a sermon about the church being a "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", emphasizing that churches are full of ambassadors who bridge and connect people, families, and communities to God. Lowery states that in order to be a bridge over troubled waters, you must "be ready to take risks and lose yourself sometimes" and unite people and communities.

African Americans--Religion
African American clergy
Sermons
Gospel music

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The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:199

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Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library

Washington (D.C.)

Series: Audiovisual

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00962

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