Bishop William Barber II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign and founder of Repairers of the Breach, will join St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for its Sunday service of Holy Eucharist on June 9, 2024. This event is part of Bishop Barber’s national preaching tour.

Bishop Barber, a prominent progressive Christian leader known for his efforts to continue Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of an intersectional movement for social justice, will participate in the service at 10 a.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 815 E. Grace St. Following the service, there will be a reception and a forum with leaders from the Poor People’s Campaign.

The forum will feature Dr. Alvin O’Neal Jackson, national faith convener of the Mass Poor People’s Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Dr. Hanna R. Broome, national director of religious affairs for Repairers of the Breach. They will discuss the Poor People’s Campaign and its efforts toward economic and social justice.

In addition to Sunday’s events, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host a free screening of the documentary “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy” on Saturday, June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. The screening will be followed by a conversation with Bishop Barber.

On Sunday, June 9, at 11:45 a.m., Jackson and Broome will lead a forum on the Poor People’s Campaign, highlighting their public policy agenda for June 29 and the upcoming elections.

The discussion will focus on the intersection of faith and public policy initiatives.