When the Rev. Erskine R. Faush Jr. showed up to preach his first sermon as pastor of Metropolitan AME Zion Church in downtown Birmingham this month, nobody had to show him around.
When his father, the Rev. Erskine R. Faush Sr., was the pastor there from 1972-1993, the younger Faush became quite familiar with the historic church.
“I was running around hiding in the church and getting spankings,” Faush said. “I know every nook and cranny and have a gazillion memories.”…