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Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary

Posted May 17th, 2019

Tucson’s Southside Presbyterian Church is known for being a sanctuary church and for its joyous Sunday worship. But its pastor, Alison Harrington, recently told a Presbyterian Mission Agency delegation that the other six days of the week are important for members and friends, too — as well as their pastor.

Building a mission village

Posted September 24th, 2018

In the fall of 2016, the Rev. Dwayne Black, pastor of The Sanctuary Church, found himself behind bars more than once for feeding the homeless on Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Beach. His arrest gleaned international attention. In his defense, Black says he “follows the red letters in Scripture.”