About Christian Education
Children & Youth
Confirmation Class
Schedule & Downloads
Adult Education
Special Programs
Faith & Public Policy
Salzman Lecture Series
Lenten Studies Program
Reformed Institute
Summer Bible School

 

 

FAITH & PUBLIC POLICY BREAKFASTS

Saturday, March 1, 2008
Lewinsville Presbyterian Church Chapel

        • 8:30 AM - Free Continental Breakfast
        • 8:45 AM – Film, Amazing Grace
        • 10:45 – 11:15 AM - Discussion

Special Feature – The Movie
Amazing Grace
On the life of William Wilberforce and the outlawing of the slave trade in Britain

Amazing Grace is the story of Wilberforce, a devout Christian and a member of the British Parliament who, beginning around 1787, sought to do what then seemed impossible -- lead the British Empire to abolish the slave trade, what supporters called the lifeblood of the economy. He failed year after year before, finally, in 1807 -- 200 years ago -- his bill became law, abolishing the slave trade that had resulted in the enslavement and death of millions of Africans. Shortly before his death in 1833, he learned that Parliament had gone even further to abolish not only the slave trade, but the practice of slavery itself throughout the empire.

The movie gets its name from Wilberforce's friendship with John Newton, the author of the hymn "Amazing Grace" and a former slave trader who -- several years after becoming a Christian -- teamed up with Wilberforce to abolish the trade. The two-hour movie is a dramatic, entertaining, and inspiring story of speaking truth to power – of connecting faith with public policy. After screening the film, those interested are invited to stay for a discussion of the movie and its application to contemporary challenges of faith and public policy. The church today can learn much from the way Wilberforce's faith drove him to moral action and kept him from giving up, despite obstacles. For a Faith Discussion Guide on the film, go online to http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/

Everyone is invited. Tell your neighbors and friends. Contact the church, 703-356-7200, or Ray Martin for details or directions, 703-556-0123, email martinrs@aol.com.

 

Note:  For cassette tapes of recent Faith and Public Policy breakfasts, contact Ray Martin, martinrs@aol.com or 703-556-0123.  Available tapes include 1) Jack Calhoun speaking on “Hope Matters: Stories of How Faith Works in America,” and Elise Young speaking on "A Faith-Based Perspective on the Current Farm Bill Debate."

***************

CLICK HERE For a Summary of Past Programs

***************

For more information, contact Ray Martin, 703-556-0123