OAK PARK, Ill. (Gray News) - A church in Illinois is ‘Fasting from Whiteness’ during the season of Lent. Lead Pastor John Edgerton at the First United Church of Oak Park wrote in a March newsletter ...
A church in the suburbs of Chicago says it is “fasting from whiteness” during Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter. “For Lent this year, First United is doing a mix of ‘giving something up’ ...
A church in suburban Chicago said it is “fasting from whiteness” during Lent, the 40-day period preceding Easter — by abstaining from performing hymns composed or written by white musicians. First ...
A church in Oak Park is drawing attention after controversy erupted last week over a phrase it used related to Lenten observances. The First United Church of Oak Park, affiliated with the Presbyterian ...