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1) Church folk
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Language
English
Description
Raised in the South with strong religious influences, Michele Andrea Bowen makes her literary debut with Church Folk. Weaving together the turbulent 1960s Civil Rights movement with the chaos within the Greater Hope Gospel United Church, Bowen carries a message of hope that transcends human failings. Young, handsome Rev. Theophilus Simmons and his new bride Essie settle into pastoral life as the “first couple” of the congregation. Although Theophilus...
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Tensions run high when the longtime pastor of the Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church dies shortly before the church's one hundredth anniversary, and the women, led by single mother and party girl Sheba Cochran, pit themselves against the men in an effort to find the perfect candidate to fill the pulpit--and maybe win Sheba's heart.
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