Madison churches
By Melissa Perry, Wisconsin State Journal – Myzell Alexander moved from Arkansas to Madison after graduating from high school in 1961. The first thing that he was determined to do was find a church. “When I left home, my mother always told me, ‘When you leave, get involved with the church,’” he recalled. “So I started going to St. Paul.” Now, at 81 years old, Alexander has been a member of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church for over 60 years. During those six decades, Alexander has attended countless Sunday services, served as an officer of the church and raised…
MADISON, Wis. (Channel3000.com) — St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church was Madison’s first Black church. It was founded by a former Kentucky slave in 1902 when only 69 of the city’s 27,600 residents were Black. Ever since, it has been a center of Madison’s Black community. “I was from Arkansas, and I know what segregation was all about—colored and white fountains and water—but then when I came to Madison, you almost had the same thing,” Myzell Alexander, a member of the church since 1961, said. It was the church, though, that gave him refuge. Read more of this story.
By Fred Grossenbach – Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic church hosted a city-wide Thanksgiving Service on Monday, November 21, 2022, that drew close to 1000 people from many different denominations to worship, pray, give thank offerings and enjoy fellowship. This service was co-sponsored by 26 different organizations. In this era of conflict and division it was heartwarming to see people from different perspectives and traditions come together for one purpose: to give thanks to the One who has blessed us all. Bishop Donald Hying of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison gave a message of Reflection. He pointed out…