Black Church at Grinnell hosts service celebrating Black History Month

By Taylor Nunley nunleyta@grinnell.edu

On Feb. 12, Black Church at Grinnell will host their 26th annual Black History Month service at Herrick Chapel to celebrate a Black tradition and worship. Black Church at Grinnell has monthly services with song, prayer and guest preachers. Each service represents a different facet of Black Church aligning with the denominations and traditions of visiting speakers.

“We don’t want people to think there’s one Black tradition,” said Deanna Shorb, Director of the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Social Justice (CRSSJ) and Dean of Religious Life. “There are lots of different traditions, and it helps to mix it up.”

This year’s service dedicated to Black History Month will include guest Reverend Benjamin Nicks Jr. hailing from Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church (St. Luke) in Peoria, Illinois. Nicks has visited for services at Grinnell College in years past, but