- Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
- Title:
- Joseph E. Lowery Speaks at First Baptist Church of Marshall Heights, June 28, 1981
- Date of Original:
- 1981-06-28
- Subject:
- African Americans--Religion
African American clergy
Sermons
Gospel music - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- audiotapes
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This audio recording features the proceedings of First Baptist Church of Marshall Heights's 44th Anniversary worship service on June 28, 1981 in Washington, D.C. This audio recording features musical performances, prayer, and worship. At 00:54:10, Joseph E. Lowery gives a sermon about the church being a "Bridge Over Troubled Waters", emphasizing that churches are full of ambassadors who bridge and connect people, families, and communities to God. Lowery states that in order to be a bridge over troubled waters, you must "be ready to take risks and lose yourself sometimes" and unite people and communities.
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.199:00962
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: archives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Extent:
- 01:19:08
- Original Collection:
- The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:199 - Contributing Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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