Sun, Jul 30
|Centenary United Methodist Church
Memphis - Autura Eason-Williams Day of Lament and Action
This event offers a time of lament for losses in our community and provides opportunity for people to engage in discussion and voice solutions for gun violence.
Time & Location
Jul 30, 2023, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CDT
Centenary United Methodist Church, 584 E McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN 38106, USA
Guests
About the event
The Autura Eason-Williams Day of Lament and Action (AEWDLA)
An annual day established by the Black Methodists for Church Renewal of the
Tennessee/Western Kentucky Annual Conference of the UMC
Mrs. Glenese Scales, President
On July 18, 2022, Rev. Dr. Autura Eason-Williams, was killed by gun violence when three teens jacked her car in the driveway of her Memphis home. An African American United Methodist minister, she was the creator of Signposts: Anti-Racism and Beloved Community, and an advocate for Black youth. This day honors her and provides opportunity for lamentation, discussion for gun violence awareness, reduction, and repair in communities.
Join us on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at 4:00pm
• Centenary UMC, Rev. Keith Caldwell, Pastor
584 E. McLemore Ave, Memphis, TN, 38106
• Clark Memorial UMC, Rev. Toi King, Pastor
1014—14th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37208
In Memphis
Impact testimony and informative interaction with
• Mr. Ian Randolph, Political Affairs Chair of the Memphis NAACP
• Rev. Roz Nichols, President of Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope (MICAH)
• Mr. Terrance Ryans, Director of Mission and Shelter, St. Matthews UMC, Trainer for Triumph Over Trauma
• Organizing for art project at Centenary UMC
For further information contact:
Rev. Thornton: Marilyn.e.thornton@gmail.com
Rev. Tondala Hayward: hayward3094@comcast.net