Our guest preacher today is the Rev. Nibs Stroupe. Nibs grew up in the Mississippi River Delta in Arkansas. He retired in 2017 after thirty-four years as co-pastor of Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, where he served alongside his partner, the Rev. Caroline Leach. Under Nibs and Caroline’s leadership, Oakhurst became nationally known for its leadership in multicultural ministry. Nibs is the author or co-author of several books, including Passionate for Justice, about the life of Ida B. Wells, and the award-winning While We Run This Race. In 2007 he was inducted into the Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Worship this Sunday will celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through music and prayer and preaching, and will call us to the ongoing work of creating Beloved Community.