Faith, migration, resilience, and community were at the center of a presentation exploring the history of Black churches in Bakersfield from the 1800s to today.
Hosted by the Kern County Genealogical Society at the Beale Library Auditorium, the event “DNA of the Black Churches in Bakersfield” was led by local educator and historian Katherine Sutton Jordan-Morris, also known in the community as Grandma Whoople.
Jordan-Morris presented more than a century of local church history, and she shared personal touches and stories about how the churches impacted the community.
Churches as community centers…