The first regional meeting of the New Baptist Covenant was held over the weekend at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Below are links to stories about the event:
Former President Carter Speaks At Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham (The Birmingham News, see pictures and video!)
Carter Draws Huge Crowd For Baptist Message (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
First Regional New Baptist Covenant Evens Focuses on Reconciliation (Associated Baptist Press)
Carter Urges Baptists to Break Down Racial Barriers (Religion News Service)
Former President Jimmy Carter Talks to New Baptist Group At Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (The Birmingham News)
Praising Diversity (Tuscaloosa News)
Aaron:
See my comment on Carter and Covenant addresses just posted in Forum explicity for this movement at bl.com
You will be interested to know that Kate Campbell will be featured speaker for Marian Wright Edelman’s next event for her Save the Children Foundation.
You do know Edelman’s wider network, I’m sure.