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"Ambassadors for Christ"
11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences. 12For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. 13For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. 14For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: 15And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; 19To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him
2 Corinthians 5: 11-20
Edward R. Dudley
BLACK HISTORY MOMENTS
Black Americans have played a pivotal role in U.S. diplomacy, with 167 individuals serving as ambassadors since Edward R. Dudley’s historic appointment in 1949.
The first Black American to serve as a U.S. ambassador was Edward R. Dudley, a civil rights attorney, appointed to Liberia in 1949 by President Harry S. Truman americanambassadorsproject.com.
United States Black Ambassadors
- Clifton R. Wharton Sr. – Norway (1961–1964)
- Patricia Roberts Harris – Luxembourg (1965–1967), the first African American woman ambassador
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- Carl T. Rowan – Finland (1963–1964)
- Clinton E. Knox – Dahomey (now Benin, 1964–1969)
- Will Mercer Cook – multiple postings including Niger, Senegal, and The Gambia (1961–1966)
- Hugh H. Smythe – Syria and Malta (1965–1969)
These ambassadors often broke barriers in both diplomacy and civil rights, contributing to U.S. foreign policy while promoting diversity within the State Department
Patricia Roberts Harris
B:ACK HISTORY MOMENTS
The first Black woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador to the United Nations was Patricia Roberts Harris. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, Harris became the first Black woman to hold the rank of U.S. ambassador MadameNoire. She represented the United States at the United Nations in her capacity as ambassador to the UN, in addition to her role as U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg MadameNoire.
Harris’s appointment was a historic milestone, breaking racial and gender barriers in U.S. diplomacy. She also served as an alternate delegate to the 21st and 22nd United Nations General Assemblies MadameNoire. Her work at the UN reflected her broader commitment to social justice, civil rights, and international cooperation.
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Independence Day July 4, 2026
Holy Communion July 5, 2026
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Truth Seekers Bible Study Tuesdays 7:15pm - 8:15pm
Join us in our interactive bible study as anointed teachers expound on God's Word and reveal nuggets from John Bevere's book, "The Fear of the LORD".
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Weekly Intercessory Prayer 7:15pm - 8:15pm
James 5: 13-18
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Ambassadors For Christ