ANTIOCH COMMUNITY CHURCH — A UNITED METHODIST CONGREGATION: Black church honors past, points to future

Antioch Community Church — A United Methodist Congregation issued the following announcement on Feb. 16.

It’s 45 minutes before Sunday services start at John Wesley United Methodist Church, but already the sounds of a bassist and drummer warming up rumble through the sanctuary.

Angel Haynes strides in, armed with a tambourine adorned with flowing blue scarves. She immediately starts moving to the rhythm, using the tambourine to accent the beat.

She will spend the whole service on her feet, swaying with the music and shouting out the occasional “Amen!” She has been a member of this predominantly Black congregation for four years, and occasionally testifies during worship about her experience visiting and then becoming one of the 400 or so members.

“I once was a visitor,” Haynes said. “But look at me now; God has given me a home. … We’re not visitors here. We’re all family just looking for a home.”

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Source: Antioch Community Church — A United Methodist Congregation