Bibliograph

Moving the rock, poverty and faith in a Black storefront church, Mary E. Abrums

Type

Label

Moving the rock, poverty and faith in a Black storefront church, Mary E. Abrums

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Moving the rock

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

398505378

Responsibility statement

Mary E. Abrums

Sub title

poverty and faith in a Black storefront church

Summary

Tells the stories of a group of African-American women who belong to a small storefront church in central Seattle, describing how they have endured poverty, racism, and the challenges of raising their children

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A short history -- Morning Sun Missionary Baptist Church -- Morning Sun Church and its leaders -- The family -- Motherhood : "somebody prayed for me" -- The women of Morning Sun Church -- The Lake family -- Molly Lake Lander : "I guess I have to go to Jesus" -- Caren Lake : "having a dream" -- Mahalia Lake : "I don't ask the Lord to move the mountain; just give me the strength to climb it" -- Mable Jackson -- Mable Jackson : "all I asked the Lord for was a man with a cigarette and a job" -- The Jones family -- Betty Jones : "I like to go!" -- Joann Jones Newton : "when God comes, he's getting some of every race" -- Marie Jones Smith : "getting that made-up mind" -- Linda Wilson, Marie's daughter : "all these years I have become stronger" -- The research process -- The research, the women, and me

Classification