(The Dallas Examiner) – The Dallas Project Church hosted a special Wednesday night worship service Feb. 26, featuring Rev. Dr. Al Sharpton as the guest speaker as part of its month-long Black History Month celebration. Myron Butler, assistant pastor for Worship Ministry, led the praise and worship portion of service, which concluded with the congregation singing the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing.
Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price, District 3, was in attendance and addressed the congregation with the scripture Matthew 16:18 – “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” Using a play on words, Price pretended to mistakenly say “Washington” instead of Hades, referring to the erratic new administration in our nation’s capital. He then offered a word of comfort for those who may worry about what is to come in the next four years.
“We’ve seen these times before. The Bible says that there were 38 kings and only eight of them were good,” Price said, before challenging Dr. Carlton Byrd, senior pastor of The Dallas Project Church, not to forget about the communities outside of the church building, as is the church’s mission, according to Matthew 28:19.
Byrd later elaborated on the mission…