2. Water For The Spirit The Center For Afrikan Biblical Studies in 2015

3. 2015 At A Glance January – Black Life Matters Shabbat February-Winter Bible Study and Authors’ Book Reception April-Women at the Cross-Worship Arts Service April-May-Spring Community Justice Study June Nsaa Celebration Weekend July- Camp Taifa (Vacation Bible School) August-To Be An Afrikan Teacher (The Jegna Collective) September-Ancestral Walk (The Jegna Collective) September-October Fall Bible Study

4. Black Life Matters Shabbat-January, 2015 First Afrikan’s Shabbat is similar to the Shabbat we read about in scripture and observe among our sisters and brothers in contemporary Judaism because it is a time for families and close friends to come together to remember their ancestral past, celebrate their collective covenant with the Creator, sing songs of the faith, and share a common meal.

5. Who We Are February-March Bible Study Soul Circles: Personal Vocation & Church Vocation Friends & Family FAC Authors’ Book signing Reception (Feb. 22 nd )

6. “ Dispossession Is My Work-Not My Identity” WOMEN AT THE CROSS April 1, 2015 -A Performance Liturgy Using Music, Art and Dance to Recover Africana Womanhood in/as Sacred Text

7. Celebrating The Work of Artist Charles Bibbs

8. Text: Working Against The Grain: Black Theology for the 21 st Century edited by Anthony Reddie Biblical and Cultural Storylinking Community Organizing Discussion Format Identify Key Social Justice Actions April-May Bible Study “Working Against The Grain: Church As A Reflection Of Community Justice”

9. It Is Ours To Do… Back Then, And Right Now

10. NSAA CELEBRATION WEEKEND JUNE 27 & 28, 2015 “The Call To Excellence is A Call To Surpass” Matt. 5:1-20

11. When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying:

12. 6 “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.

13. 15 No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Parent in heaven.

14. ”For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the reigndom of heaven”.

15. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US IN 2015 Keep Up With Us at www.firstafrikanchurch.org