Various persons have chosen to contribute time, money and/or labor to the goal of creating a lasting historical monument of place at 206 Lafayette Place, Englewood, NJ. That is the address listed for the site of the garden that may be more than a Century Old. Ebenezer Baptist Church Pastor Jovan Davis has been passing the garden on a daily basis since the first sign of twine was used to rope off the placement of the beds. The Historic Garden is right up the block from the House of Worship. It is less than a block away from the 3rd Street Community Garden. Today, Pastor Davis pitched in and spent some time in the garden talking to neighbors and helping to move some soil from one place to another place where it is needed. We were more than happy to welcome Pastor Davis to the Lewis Becote Historic Community Garden. We are hoping that more of Englewood's Ministers, School Board Members, Teachers and other elected officials will follow Pastor Davis' lead. Come to the Garden.
There were questions about prayer vigils around town. Before Michael Brown and before Eric Garner, Pastor Davis and members of Ebenezer's Prayer Ministry were leading by example. Prayer's will more than likely now extend beyond Englewood to the families of both Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Such tragedies should never be.
Pastor Davis:
"I am just really trying to bring Ebenezer out of
the building and into our community. I want to become well entrenched in the matters of my community. I truly want to be a community pastor."
The next Prayer
"..the Intercessory Prayer will be on the great lawn at the high school Wednesday, August 27, 2014. We have been gathering throughout the community all summer on Wednesday praying. We also sent a press release about it a while back..."
Prayers begin promptly at 7 pm and end at 7:30 pm.
Place: Dwight Morrow High School
274 Knickerbocker Road
Englewood, New Jersey
On the Great Lawn
What is an Intercessor?
in·ter·ces·sor (ˈintərˌsesər/) noun = An intercessor is a person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer. "they rejected the notion that an intercessor was needed to appeal to God"
Intercession is the act of interceding (intervening or mediating) between two parties. In Christian religious usage, it is a prayer to God on behalf of others.[1] In western forms of Christian worship, intercession forms a distinct form of prayer, alongside Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving. In public worship, intercession is offered as prayer for the world beyond the immediate vicinity and friendship networks of the church community. As such, intercession constitutes part of the worshiping community's engagement with otherness, as it expresses Christians' solidarity with those who are 'other' than themselves.
In doing so, a church both appeals to, and seeks to embody, God's own love for the world. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercession)
Intercessors have also been described as (those ‘Standing in the Gap, Watching and Guarding the Gate)
Pastor Davis explained. "We gathered throughout the summer.
Beginning in July. We started at Ebenezer.
Then we went to:
- Palisade Ave between MCDONALD'S and the old Sprint Store
- City Hall
- Mackay Park
- Wides Corner
- The Monument
- Rock Creek
- Dwight Morrow HS."
It was dark when Pastor Davis left the garden. During his time there, he communicated casually with Community members who live very near and across town. We will be on the Great Lawn at DMHS @ 7 pm tomorrow night, will you?
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| The young man in the photo above visits the garden whenever the volunteers appear. |
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| Esther Santiago Babb and her entire family work very hard in the Historic Garden. |
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| And then we lost the light.... |
Thank you for thinking of the rest of us.
Pastor Davis, Ebenezer Baptist Church Prayer Ministry Thank you.
The world is a better place, because people like you are standing in the GAP, watching and guarding the GATE.
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