FAQ

How much does it cost to attend the worship gathering?

This is a free event!  No Registration is required.

Will there be childcare available?

Your children are welcome, but there will be not be childcare available.

Where can I park?

There is ample parking in the church parking lot.

Will there be refreshments?

After the worship gathering, there will be a time of fellowship with light refreshments & drinks.

Juneteenth – a combination of the words “June” and “Nineteenth” – celebrates the arrival of Union troops in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. While many of us learned that enslaved people were freed when President Lincoln enacted the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, news of the Emancipation Proclamation did not reach all enslaved people until June 19, 1865.   

Juneteenth is a day of remembrance; a day to commit to working towards dignity, unity, and equality for all people.   

“By acknowledging June 19 as a reminder of hope, the American Church can lead in the process of America’s healing. This is the work of the Church – to bring people together, following the example of Jesus and his teachings. If we truly want healing – healing in our hearts, healing in our communities, healing in our nation, and yes, even, or perhaps especially, healing in our churches and denominations – we must acknowledge, lament, and confess the sins of our past so we can lock arms across all divisions and differences and do the work that Jesus died for and that God calls us to: to love one another.” – Elder Sharon Richards, Oak Hills Baptist Church, Folsom, CA