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Tracey talks with Pastor George Hopkins of SOWEBO community church in Baltimore about the role of a community church in a real neighborhood in southwest Baltimore and how the Gospel sees and invites the dignity of everyone. George's wisdom is desperately needed and a voice worth turning up in this world. 2:25- George Hopkins' journey with God and how he became a pastor7:30- Beautiful people and deep love9:49- Struggles the young people face23:25- Hope in the Sowebo community 27:44- Everyone has something to offer29:58- Beginning the journey of loving people32:21- How to reach out and connect to Sowebo Community Church

"When I show up and am present, it changes things." George Hopkins, Baltimore native, and pastor of Sowebo Community Church* (formerly Gallery Sowebo Church) talks to us about what it's like to stay in a hard place and what a kingdom view of showing up looks like in your own neighborhood, no matter how difficult the place.  *SOWEBO - Southwest Baltimore Sowebo Community Church   Follow us on Instagram!

05  "Everyone Slumbers" 10  Oh here's the main riff. 15  ...Ol' Lutzy dancing out in the crowd. 20  I am about to press the play button. 25  Here's my solo. 30  There's always the thunderstorm at SoWeBo. 35  I get profoundly depressed.

Continuing our conversations with candidates for Baltimore City Council, today we go to the 9th District, which is in west and southwest Baltimore, one of the poorest districts in the city, including neighborhoods such as Pigtown, Sowebo, Harlem Park, Rosemont and Franklintown Road. The city councilman there is Pete Welch, known as the council’s quietest member. He is seeking reelection. His mother, Agnes Welch, held the seat before he did. In this podcast:Today, you’ll hear from 9th District councilman Pete Welch and two challengers in the Democratic primary, John Bullock and Jerrell Bratcher. We will also hear from one of two candidates in the district’s Republican primary, Octavia Njuhigu.1:41: City Couuncilman William A. “Pete” Welch, Jr., accountant who was appointed to the council in 2011.21:59: Jerrell Bratcher, a passionate young man who until last year was the well regarded director of admissions for the Monarch School, a public charter school in Northeast Baltimore.41:29: John Bullock, a political science professor at Towson University who lives with his family in Union Square. 53:01: There are two candidates in the district’s Republican primary. One of them answered our invitation to an interview: Octavia Njuhigu, a former bank administrator who lives in Carrollton Ridge.

A compilation of essays, stories, poems, parables, and art, The Long Loneliness in Baltimore depicts nearly fifty years worth of experiences in Southwest Baltimore (“Sowebo”). Through the establishment of Viva House, Brendan Walsh and Willa Bickham are able to restore hope to the hopeless. Viva House, the temporary home and soup kitchen for those living in Sowebo, provides love and community to many. This eye-opening book gives insight into what is it really like to be one of the “powerless” constantly oppressed by the “powerful.” Coming out in a turbulent time for Baltimore City, this book exposes social injustices while promoting the message that hope will prevail.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. 

A compilation of essays, stories, poems, parables, and art, The Long Loneliness in Baltimore depicts nearly fifty years worth of experiences in Southwest Baltimore (“Sowebo”). Through the establishment of Viva House, Brendan Walsh and Willa Bickham are able to restore hope to the hopeless. Viva House, the temporary home and soup kitchen for those living in Sowebo, provides love and community to many. This eye-opening book gives insight into what is it really like to be one of the “powerless” constantly oppressed by the “powerful.” Coming out in a turbulent time for Baltimore City, this book exposes social injustices while promoting the message that hope will prevail.Writers LIVE programs are supported in part by a bequest from The Miss Howard Hubbard Adult Programming Fund. Recorded On: Tuesday, January 24, 2017

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