The Central Methodist Mission in Cape Town, South Africa used its soaring spire and strategic location on one of the city's iconic squares to regularly speak truth to power through a series of yellow banners that placarded a Jesus-shaped response to a topical public issue of the day. Writing in The Bell, Banners, & Blasphemy, the church's former pastor, Rev. Alan Storey, tells the story of how his former, small, inner-city congregation dared to ask, "How could we use our strategic geographical position to speak a word of justice not only to the city and beyond, but also to the Christian church we are part of? How could we ring out on crucial matters of justice and mercy? How could we highlight the vulnerability of the vulnerable and expose the abuses by the powerful? How could we shake the church's foundations and the power structures of society?"

You're invited to a public lecture in the Fellowship Hall on Tuesday, April 1 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in which Alan will share Central Methodist Mission's story, provoking people to ponder how they, too, might proclaim, "Thus says the Lord..." Contact Pastor Donna for more information.