A Part of the Human Race

A Part of the Human Race

by | Sep 14, 2015 | Blog

Mr. Howard Davis has been coming to Greater Birmingham Ministries for more than eight years. “You know, we get up early and wait in line for hours, not just for food, but for the people here. For hope. Just to have some place to be.” Mr. Davis appreciates GBM because,...
Wolves in the Sanctuary

Wolves in the Sanctuary

by | Jun 23, 2015 | Blog

A church is often called a sanctuary. A sanctuary is defined as a place of refuge and safety. This past Wednesday, the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, SC was anything but a place of refuge and safety when a 21-year-old man, a self-described...
charleston

charleston

by | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog

would we see it any differently if they were named Sharonda. ——— sarah? Clementa.——— chris? Cynthia.——— sara? Tywanza.——— timothy? Myra.——— mary? Ethel.———...
Katrina “took everything but our lives.”

Katrina “took everything but our lives.”

by | Jun 15, 2015 | Blog

A free trip to Chicago would be a welcome chance for many people to relax and unwind, but not for Elizabeth Coleman. Her free trip to Chicago came courtesy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in 2007. Elizabeth was escaping Hurricane Katrina, which “took...