Walter Stickland

West End Presbyterian Church will host a lecture titled “Swing Low: The Story of the Black Church in the United States” on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall, 9008 Quioccasin Road. Doors open at 8 a.m., with coffee available. 

The lecture will explore the history of African American Christians and the role of the Black church in promoting spiritual and social change. The event is free, but registration is required. 

Walter R. Strickland II, associate professor of systematic and contextual theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and author of “Swing Low: A History of Black Christianity in the United States,” will lead the lecture. Strickland, founder of Cultural Engagement and Aptree Learning, also serves as a teaching elder at Imago Dei church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and hosts the White Horse Inn podcast. 

For more information or to register, visit wepc.org.