Churches highlight the “Spirit of Nicaea” in their Easter Messages

Churches highlight the “Spirit of Nicaea” in their Easter Messages

In their respective Easter Messages, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and the World Council of Churches draw upon the spiritual and historical significance of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea 1,700 years ago, to emphasize unity and their shared tradition further highlighted this year by the common celebration of Easter. Read all

'Hope is Active:' Faith Leaders Combat Injustice Through Holy Week, Easter Messages

By Hamil R. Harris At an uncertain time for the District, nation and world, as the Trump administration continues to terminate jobs and programs and furlough federal workers across the country, many local pastors are combining Holy Week and Easter messages with charitable efforts to help their members and beyond. “It is a tragedy in terms of what we have had to experience,” said the Rev. George Gilbert Sr., co-pastor of Holy Trinity United Bapti…