Prominent North Carolina civil rights leader Bishop William J. Barber II delivered his final sermon as the pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church as he retired after 30 years.
“I have no reason to be standing here but by the grace of God,” Barber said in his retirement sermon at the church on Sunday. Barber spoke during the sermon of his physical limitations from a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis, which causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Barber’s Forward Together Moral Movement gained national acclaim through its weekly Moral Monday protests that attracted thousands to the North Carolina General Assembly in 2013, according to the Economic Policy Institute. Last week, the church held a retirement banquet that featured a video message from President Joe Biden. “Thank you for showing all of us how to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly.
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