by David Streit | Feb 23, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
In November 1922, seven Black women attending the original Irvington campus of Butler University formed Sigma Gamma Rho, the first all-Black sorority at a non-Black university in the United States. Only Howard University, a historically Black college, previously had...
by David Streit | Feb 22, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
With Tab Jams season coming up in June, we think about music. Jazz music in particular. You might be surprised to learn that while our current church building was opening its doors 100 years ago, there was another summer tradition in Indianapolis which our collective...
by David Streit | Feb 22, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
Willy T. Ribbs is rightly credited with breaking barriers as the first Black driver to qualify for the Indy 500, but another driver likely would have broken that barrier sooner – possibly more than 60 years sooner – if not for Jim Crow. A native Hoosier, Charles...
by David Streit | Feb 21, 2023 | Sermons
People Jesus Met Along the Way: Moses and Elijah by Rev. L. John Gable http://tabpres.org/wp-content/sermons/230219.mp3 People Jesus Met Along the Way: Moses and Elijah by Rev. L. John GableFebruary 19, 2023 Have you ever had an experience that was so real...
by David Streit | Feb 20, 2023 | Diversity and Justice Awareness
Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 – 1895) was the first African American female physician in the United States. She initially trained as a nurse, learning from her aunt who was the only healthcare provider in their Pennsylvania community. The doctors Rebecca worked...
