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2nd Annual African American Gospel and Spirituals Workshop
Grace Will Lead Us Home
Saturday, August 15, 2026
9:00 am - noon
Join us for an inspiring exploration of African American Spirituals, gospel music, and the civil rights movement - sacred songs that carried faith, sustained hope, and continue to lead us home.
Workshop highlights:
Inspiring presentations and panel conversation
Community, workshop and song
Resources and take-home materials
A light breakfast will be provided.
ALL ARE WELCOME - choirs, musicians, clergy, youth, students, educators, historians, and anyone who loves sacred music and seeks to understand its deep connection to faith, justice and hope.
The workshop will take place in the Parish Hall at Grace Episcopal Church located at 2955 River Road West, Goochland, VA. Doors open at 8:30 am and the event will run from 9:00 am - noon.
This is event is free, but registration is required due to limited seating. Register online at GraceGospel2026@eventbrite.com or via the button below.
For more information or questions, please contact Dr. Michael K. Ross, Director of Music at mkrmusic@gmail.com or (804) 556-3051.
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Summer Study: faith250
July 9, 23 and 30, 2026
10:00 - 11:30 am
Hosted by Grace Episcopal Church and Providence Presbyterian Church
faith250 is a program that invites faith leaders and communities across our country to form clusters of congregations to act as sacred spaces for listening to one another, clarifying our shared civic values, and celebrating our hopes for America in 2026, our country's 250th anniversary. Locally led by Emily and Susan Steinberg of Providence Presbyterian Church, the small group discussions will center on some of America's most important texts — among them The Declaration of Independence, Emma Lazarus's The New Colossus, America the Beautiful, Frederick Douglass's address What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?, and Abraham Lincoln's The Gettysburg Address.
When: Thursday July 9, 23 and 30 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Where: Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall
2955 River Road West, Goochland, VA
RSVP: gracechurch2955@gmail.com no later than Monday, July 6.
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