From the Civil Rights Movement to the continued work of the Newtown Florist Club, the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal church in Gainesville built a “solid foundation of social justice work in the community,” the Rev. Rose Johnson said the day after news broke of a thwarted attack by a high school student.
Church leaders discuss history, security in wake of foiled attack on black church
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