That unity is modeled in the unity of the Church of Christ. That unity is also concrete and functional. We know what it is like to have our voice silenced in the congregations and courts of the church. In the dark days of 1904-1906, we were sacrificed in order that a false unity could be joined through the merger of the Cumberland branch and the Northern branch of American Presbyterianism. The latter acquiesced, over our protests, to racially segregated presbyteries and synods.
Christian unity is more than a spiritual reality.
The time is late, but it is still possible, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to save our church from self-destruction and disunity as we enter the new century. Rev. Howard A. Bryant, Sr., H.R., Newark Presbytery, NJ Dr. Spencer Gibbs, EP NYC Presbytery, NY Ms. Blanche Steele, Elder, Washington, DC Dr. Reginald Hawkins, Pastor, Charlotte, NC Ms. Ethelyn Hammond, Elder, Washington, DC Dr. Raymond Worseley, Pastor, Charlotte, NC Rev. Daniel Hennigan, Pastor, Charlotte, NC Rev. Greg Busby, Pastor, Charlotte, NC Willie E. Davis, Elder, Charlotte, NC Rev. Dr. Cameron Byrd, President, Rainmaker Ministries, Inc., Washington, DC Ms. Jacquelyn Moore, Elder, Washington, DC Henry George, Elder, Washington, DC Rev. Bryant George, Parish Associate, NY Ave.