More than 2,000 people of faith, including our own Pastor Dave Delaney, gathered in and around three churches on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on February 25 to worship, sing and be spiritually prepared for a march around the Capitol to bring attention to the plight of immigrants in the United States.
Capitol Hill United Methodist Church served as host for the worship service, which reached standing-room-only within minutes of the doors being opened. A powerful message was delivered by Bishop LaTrelle Miller Easterling of the Baltimore-Washington and Peninsula-Delaware Area, preaching from Psalm 24.
To watch the worship service, click here. To go directly to Bishop Easterling’s sermon, go to 52:00 on the video.
“The earth is the Lord’s,” the Bishop said, quoting Psalm 24:1. “It all belongs to God. All,” she emphasized. Interrupted several times by applause, the bishop said that the current political system of injustice is “antithetical to the will of God.”
Following the worship service, the group of more than 2,000 people of faith marched around the U.S. Capitol to witness to the Christian faith and to let immigrants know that they do not stand alone. At the end of the march, participants gathered at Senate Park, just north of the Capitol, where faith leaders spoke alongside Democratic Representatives Shri Thanedar, Mary Gay Scanlon, and Delia Ramirez.
Following the demonstration, dozens spent time visiting lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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