Hope Gardens in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Role of Religious Leaders
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022
1. Role of Religious Leaders Marker
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Role of Religious Leaders. . The ministry of Jefferson Street's religious leaders has always been demonstrated the integral relation between the church and the community at large and continues to do so today in the 1960's, local religious leaders used their influence to advance the cause of the Civil Rights movement. Kelly Miller Smith, former pastor of Nashville's historic First Baptist Church Capitol Hill and civil rights activist, defined the task of black religious leadership as the ability to organize the power and resources of the church around the vision of a transformed humanity and earth. (The Beloved Community)
The ministry of Jefferson Street's religious leaders has always been demonstrated the integral relation between the church and the community at large and continues to do so today in the 1960's, local religious leaders used their influence to advance the cause of the Civil Rights movement. Kelly Miller Smith, former pastor of Nashville's historic First Baptist Church Capitol Hill and civil rights activist, defined the task of black religious leadership as the ability to organize the power and resources of the church around the vision of a transformed humanity and earth. (The Beloved Community)
Location. 36° 10.373′ N, 86° 47.563′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hope Gardens. Marker is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 901 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, July 2, 2022
2. Role of Religious Leaders Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
