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This Far by Faith
The Story of National Black Presbyterian Women
by Bettie J. Durrah
More than three decades ago, a woman of insight and vision named Mildred M. Brown brought the organization, National Black Presbyterian Women (NBPW), into being. As its lead strategist, she empowered African American women in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to develop an indelibly-marked consciousness that would not “sit idly by and let injustice go unchallenged.”
Meet some of the strong women who helped shape and form National Black Presbyterian Women—women who would not “sit idly by and let injustice go unchallenged.”
Bettie J. Durrah is the 2007–2009 moderator of National Black Presbyterian Women and a former PW regional staff person who lives in Atlanta.
Photo courtesy of Bettie Durrah
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