Schedule | 8:30 am CT - 5:00 pm CT


8:30 a.m.CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST


9:00 a.m.WELCOME


HISTORY TALKS BLOCK IPresenter: Rev. Henry Masters

The Legacy of a Black Church to its City and its People


HISTORY TALKS BLOCK IPresenter: Virginia Stewart Miller

The Founder's Story: Founding of a Church through the Lens of a Freedom Colony Descendant


HISTORY TALKS BLOCK IPresenter: Sharon Batiste Gillins

Reedy Chapel AME Church: At the Forefront of Faith and Freedom


HISTORY TALKS BLOCK IPanel Q&A


WORKSHOP IPresenter: Jodi Skipper, Ph.D.

From Freedman's Town to the Arts District: Celebrating the Legacy of St. Paul United Methodist Church


12:00 p.m.LUNCH and NETWORKING


KEYNOTE SPEAKERJason E. Shelton, Ph.D.

The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion


HISTORY TALKS BLOCK IIPresenter: Arnaud Zohou

The Central Place of Vodun in the Memory of Slavery: The Creation of a Vodun Museum in Porto-Novo, Benin


HISTORY TALKS BLOCK IIPresenter: Rev. Steve A. Manning

Clarksville Church: Anchor of the Community


WORKSHOP IIPresenter: Leslie Cannon

National Trust for Historic Preservation: Preserving Black Churches


WORKSHOP IIIPresenter: Malachi Crawford, Ph.D.

Faith & History: Writing Religious Histories for Young Readers


4:50pmCLOSING


Registration Includes:

  • Access to all educational programs, any presentation materials available
  • Continental Breakfast and Lunch


  • May 1 - 31, 2025

  • May 1 - 31, 2025


  • Late Registration (June 1 - 5): $150.00
  • Late Student Registration (June 1 - 5): $120.00


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