Sunday, June 16

Our Trespasses: Session I, Chapters 1-5

Join author Greg Jarrell and the HCBG for dinner and dialog on Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods

By Beth Hardin and the HCBG Team

Date and time

Sunday, June 16 · 5:30 - 7:30pm EDT

Location

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church

2701 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28209

Agenda

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Dinner and friend-making

Our healthy meals are intentional opportunities to expand the network of people who are committed to collaborate to strengthen our community. Don't miss the meal!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Author discussion

We transition to a structured dialog designed to connect participants and then to a presentation and dialog with author Greg Jarrell. 6:00 pm is an approximate transition time.

About this event

2 hours

Join author Greg Jarrell and the HCBG for dinner and dialog on Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods, a story based in Charlotte and relevant throughout the U.S. It is the story of Charlotte's Brooklyn, an historic Black neighborhood, and the lingering effects of Urban Renewal, led by White Christians, that displaced the neighborhood.

This book study takes place in three sessions, each focused on a portion of Our Trespasses. The June 16 session focuses on chapters 1-5.

Copies of Our Trespasses are available 24/7 under the portico of the Van Every Building at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, 2701 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209. We can mail or a deliver a book to you; please email the organizer with your address.

Frequently asked questions

Is child care available?

Yes, with advance registration of children by Wednesday prior to the event date. Please provide the names, ages, and special restrictions (food, allergies) to the organizer via email.

Is the facility accessible?

Yes, the dinner and dialog are held in Henry Hall in the Atkinson Building at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church. Accessible parking is in front of the entrance to Atkinson. There are accessible restrooms within sight of the entrance door and proximate to Henry Hall.

Is Holy Comforter on a bus route?

Yes, Bus 19, Park Road. The outbound stop is across the street from the church, within sight of the entrance. The walk from the bus stop is uphill but not distant. The inbound stop is on the church property.

As this book is much about White Christians, are all welcome?

Yes, all are welcome at this HCBG book study and all programming of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church. HCBG includes those who are not religiously affiliated and those who belong to religions other than Christianity. Greg Jarrell conveys theological concepts in ways accessible to all.

How do I get a book?

Books are available 24/7 under the portico of the Van Every Building at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, 2701 Park Road, Charlotte, NC 28209. We can mail or deliver books; please send your address to the organizer.

Organized by

Beth Hardin and the HCBG Team

With support of the John M. Belk Endowment, HCBG has offered community book studies on socioeconomic mobility for nine summers. Beth Hardin has facilitated the book studies with gracious assistance from many experts and support from many volunteers . We have studied Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis, Hillbilly Elegy, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, The Hundred Story Home, Just Mercy, and Color and Character: West Charlotte High School and the Struggle for Educational Equality (also supported by the Good Samaritan Fund), comparing national and local data and calling ordinary citizens to extraordinary response. We have reflected on The Fire Next Time and studied Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: School Desegregation and Resegregation in Charlotte. In 2022, we studied Sorting Out the New South City: Race, Class, and Urban Development in Charlotte 1985-1975, The Righteous Mind, and Reimagining Capitalism. In 2023, we studied Teaching for Justice and Belonging, by Drs. Lucretia Carter Berry and Tehia Starker Glass, and Getting Something to Eat in Jackson by Dr. Joseph Ewoodzie.

The primary requirement for HCBG membership is is ability to work and communicate in a group and across difference. Our books and dinners are without charge; as needed, child care is provided.