Events for May 2025

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday we will be talking about refugeeism in the Bible, Jesus’ experience as a refugee, and God’s promise and instructions around refugees and immigrants. There has been so much legislation and vitriol around immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers in recent months that it warrants discussion from the pulpit. How are Christians called to respond? How…

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday we will be studying a passage from one of Paul’s letters about women who preach, and whether they have the right, and whether they have to cover their head when they do it. We will also be talking about Eve, the mother of all living. What does she have to do with Paul’s treatise…

Rev. Howard Fauntroy, III Howard B.M. Fauntroy, III was born in Washington, D.C. to the late Rev. Howard B.M. Fauntroy, Jr. and Mrs. Carmen M. Fauntroy. While still young, he moved with his family to Detroit, Michigan when Rev. Howard B.M. Fauntroy, Jr. was called to serve as the tenth Pastor of the First Baptist Institutional Church. During his elementary years,…

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday in our lead-up to Pride month, we are asking questions about the authority of scripture. Some people believe that scripture is the pure, unadulterated Word of God. Some people believe it is just a collection of old myths and legends. Some people believe it’s a mix. Who is right? How do we know? And…

Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday we celebrate Pride Sunday and the beginning of our Pride Month Sermon Series. People often argue that Jesus never said anything about homosexuality, but in fact he did. His thoughts on this give us important information on the existence and perception of homosexuality in ancient Greco-Roman culture. It also gives us important linguistic clues…