Breaking News: Balm in Gilead Dedicates Bishop Richard Cain Community Garden in South Carolina

Breaking News: Breaking News: Balm in Gilead  Dedicates Bishop Richard Cain Community Garden in South Carolina On Saturday, April 10, the Balm In Gilead Inc. and the Black Church Food Security Network launched The African American Church Community Project and Food Security Project – SC. The African American Church Community Project – SC is designed to support faith leaders and congregations who understand our urgent need to work together to address the high rates of poverty, lack of fresh produce, food deserts, and food insecurities in our communities.   With over 50 years of collective experience in building and strengthening the capacity of Black Churches to become community hubs of health promotion and disease prevention, the organizations will lead community efforts in South Carolina to change health behaviors that often result in high death rates due to preventable diseases. Ebenezer AME Church in Lincolnville, South Carolina will serve as the national model for the initiative.  On February 1, 2021, Dr. Pernessa Seele, Founder, and CEO of The Balm In Gilead, Inc, offered the use of her land to Ebenezer AME Church to plant a community garden. The garden is located at 112 Dunmeyer Hill Road in Lincolnville. The Garden will be named Bishop Richard Harvey Cain Community Garden, in honor of then Reverend Richard Harvey Cain, one of the town’s 1867 founders. Rev. Andre Thornhill, Ebenezer AME Church pastor, has done a brilliant job getting the project off the ground.  African American Church Community Garden and Food Security Project In South Carolina Participating Churches  Ebenezer AME Church Rev. Andre Thornhill, Pastor Lincolnville, SC   Live Oak AME Church Rev. Fedrick Allen Wilson, Pastor Vance, SC Browns Chapel AME Zion Church Rev. Otha Smith, Pastor Lowrys, SC Metropolitan AME Zion Church Rev. Angela Boyd, Pastor Chester, SC St. John Missionary Baptist Church Pastor John T. Brown, Pastor Sharon, SC Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church Rev. Persell Ross, Jr., Pastor Sharon, SC Rock Grove AME Zion Church Rev. Titus Thorn, Pastor Rock Hill, SC Greater Unity AME Zion Church Rev. Randolph Miller, Pastor Hickory Hill, SC     Shiloh AME Church Rev. Eugene Collins, Pastor Edisto Island, SC   El Bethel AME Church Rev. Ronnie McCrorey, Pastor Indian Land, SC The Life Center Cathedral Bishop Brian D. Moore, Pastor North Charleston, SC Robinson AME Zion Church Rev. Jeret Fite, Pastor Cheraw. SC Greater Unity AME Zion Church Rev. George McKain, Pastor Sharon, SC Bunton CME Church Rev. Cassandry Keys, Pastor Spartenburg, SC Pleasant Grove AME Zion Church Rev. Ron Miller, Pastor Cheraw, SC Brookland Baptist Church Dr. Charles Jackson, Pastor Cayce, SC Click here to download the dedication ceremony program Click here to view the video.

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