The heat has been broken at First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church for the last two Sunday services, but worship has continued even as accompanist and singer Phillis Whitmore has depended on a space heater below her Yamaha keyboard. References to the cold ran throughout Pastor Dennis Payne’s sermon this week, often illustrating the importance of resilience in both spiritual and everyday life.
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