ROWLETT – Church in the City (CITC), located at 6005 Dalrock Rd. in Rowlett will observe Juneteenth on Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m. with a night of music and drama entitled, “Take Me to the King”. The celebration continues June 15. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. so attendees can view a set of Ancient Hebrew Scrolls. It is the only complete set available for public viewing in DFW. The theme for Saturday is “God’s Word: the Only Path to True Freedom.”
Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday there will be a worship service featuring a distinguished panel will entertain questions on issues dealing with race. Members of the panel include: Pastor Michael Hankins (Pastor of Church in the City), Clifton Taulbert (author of the book When We Were Colored), Dr. Constance Lacy (faculty in the Human Services Management and Leadership Bachelor’s Degree program” at UNT at Dallas), Gail Lester (Co-Author of the book, Tale of Two Gails, Ayanna Nkenge Smith (graduate of St. Edwards University in Austin) and moderator, Lexie Okeke (Founder & Chief Change Agent of BE The Delta, a consulting firm specializing in volunteer acquisition and management).
Music will be provided by the CITC choir and band and special guest Nila Miller. Lunch will be catered at 12:30 p.m. by Chef Dale Granger and Jack Bartmess, assisted by team lead Laura Rios. Lunch tickets ($10 adults and $5 for children 5-12) will be sold at the church.
