Posts by Curtis May
Meeting a Living Legend
It isn’t often that a man gets to meet one of his boyhood heroes. I grew up in the racially segregated South of the mid 20th century. For me, an African American, segregation was a fact of life. We went to different schools from whites, drank from different water fountains and sat in the back…
Read MoreBiography of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
Fred Shuttlesworth was born in Alabama on 18th March, 1922. After graduating from Selma University (1951) and Alabama State College (1952), Shuttlesworth became pastor of the Bethel Baptist Church in 1953. In May 1956 Shuttlesworth established the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR). In December, 1956, the Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation in…
Read MoreSeptember 2007
Dear Reconciler Family, I just returned from a thrilling trip to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, representing the African Enterprise Board of Directors USA at an International Partnership Board meeting and conference. Pietermaritzburg has a rich history. It’s the place where Ghandi was thrown off the train and Mandela was captured. I visited those places. The mission…
Read MoreTrip to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa,
September 2007 Dear Reconciler Family, I just returned from a thrilling trip to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, representing the African Enterprise Board of Directors USA at an International Partnership Board meeting and conference. Pietermaritzburg has a rich history. It’s the place where Ghandi was thrown off the train and Mandela was captured. I visited those places.…
Read MoreAugust 2007 Subscriber Letter
Dear Reconciler Family I hope your summer is going well because it’s almost gone! My family and I had a chance to get a little R & R in Atlanta, Georgia, for a family reunion. We managed to assemble around 90 members of our family for our annual get-together. Our family has a strong bond…
Read MoreSan Jose Workshop Questionnaire Responses
What did you like most about the workshop? I think everyone should see it. Videos were very revealing and educational. I liked the education of how we have been brainwashed to hate—and the help to see we can forgive and ask for forgiveness. Thank you. It touched on a topic that we all like to…
Read MoreReport on visit to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Hi prayers partners, I am writing to say a BIG THANK YOU for your effectual prayers during my trip to Africa. In all the things I was asked to do I felt the presence of your prayers. I simply woke up each day not knowing all I would be asked to do and presented myself…
Read MoreJuly 2007 Subscriber Letter
July 2007Dear Reconciler Family,In this transitional year in the Office of Reconciliation Ministries (ORM), I have been seeking God’s guidance in more specific ways than I’ve had the time or focus for since its inception. As you know, my job shifted from being District Superintendent to National Ministry Development Trainer while continuing as ORM Director.…
Read MoreFrom Pastor George Hart:
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth visited Christ Community Church on Sunday and then we had him over to our home afterwards for a reception. Really a wonderful and inspiring occasion as he recounted a number of stories (testimonies) of how God spared him through bombings, beatings, jailings (38 times), etc. I think I was most impressed with…
Read MoreReconciliation Service: “Let the Walls Fall Down”
Focusing on the theme “Let the Walls Fall Down,” two very different churches met in a blocked off street in Tipp City, Ohio, on Sunday, June 10, 2007, for a special Reconciliation Service. The two churches, CrossRoads Christian Fellowship, a predominately white congregation, and the Temple of Praise, a predominately black congregation, met together and…
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