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The annual John U. Miller CROP Hunger Walk, sponsored by the Capital Area Council of Churches, will take place at St. Vincent’s Roman Catholic Church, 900 Madison Avenue in Albany this Sunday, May 4. Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. with the walk starting at 2:30 p.m. According to the Council’s website, CROP stands for “Communities Respond to Overcome Poverty”. People of all ages collect pledges and walk in one of the CROP Walks that take place in the greater Capital District. The John U. Miller CROP Hunger Walk occurs each year on the first Sunday in May. Congregations throughout Albany County join together to end hunger, one step at a time. To learn more, or to register on-line for the event, click here .
This week, the New York State Council of Churches announced that Rashida Tyler, former Deputy Director of the Council, has been named its Executive Director. She replaces Rev. Peter Cook, who served as Executive Director for ten years before leaving the position in March. In making the announcement, Gary VanKrennen, president of the Executive Committee, noted that Tyler is the first African-American woman elected to lead the statewide ecumenical organization. He said, "Rashida brings deep faith, strong organizational leadership, and lifelong commitment to justice to this role. We are confident that Rashida's leadership will build on the Council's historic legacy while charting a new path for its future." The announcement said that she will focus on "strengthening congregations, advancing housing affordability, helping end homelessness, and continuing the Council's long public witness for human dignity, civil rights, workers' rights, criminal justice ref...
The Capital Area Council of Churches invites the community to celebrate the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 15 at Macedonia Baptist Church, 26 Wilson Avenue in Albany. The program begins at 7 p.m. Held annually on January 15, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, this Interfaith Memorial Service brings the community together to honor his legacy by raising funds for graduating high school seniors that are attending college in the Fall. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship was established in 1973 to honor the memory of the life and work of Dr. King and to preserve the legacy of the nonviolent human rights movement as it was expressed in his life and teachings. For more information, or to donate to the scholarship fund, click here .
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