Marqueda Stewart embraces another member of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in August. The predominantly black church sold its building on Madison's Far East Side this week and will be sharing a place of worship with the mainly white Lake Edge United Church of Christ starting Sunday.
EMILY HAMER, STATE JOURNAL
Mike Moore joins members of Lake Edge United Church of Christ in singing hymns during a service last month.
EMILY HAMER, STATE JOURNAL
Members of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church raise their hands as Pastor Everett Mitchell leads them in prayer.
EMILY HAMER, STATE JOURNAL
Arlis Francis, who has been coming to Lake Edge United Church of Christ for 50 years, applauds as Pastor Lex Liberatore delivers a message.
On a quiet Sunday morning in August, members of a small majority-black church on the Far East Side welcomed white strangers into their worship service with wide smiles and warm hugs.
Lake Edge United Church of Christ Pastor Lex Liberatore gives a sermon at a church service last month. At the beginning of the service, members of his congregation clapped and cheered to welcome him back from a more than two-week sabbatical.
As of Friday, Lake Edge United Church of Christ, above, will also be the home of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, which is moving from its former location on the Far East Side about 4 miles away.
Daughter Ella Brown, a member of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, applauds Milwaukee comedian Lynell Moore, who performed a clean stand-up routine to keep the audience's energy rolling before the sermon at a service in August.
Robin and Chad Heimerl introduce their 4-month-old daughter, Brooklyn, to the Lake Edge United Church of Christ congregation after Brooklyn's baptism last month.
Amy Barlow Liberatore, Pastor Lex Liberatore’s wife, leads the congregation in singing hymns at Lake Edge United Church of Christ's service last month.
Sister Mary Williams greets members of her congregation at Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in the church's recently sold building on the Far East Side in August.
Marqueda Stewart embraces another member of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in August. The predominantly black church sold its building on Madison's Far East Side this week and will be sharing a place of worship with the mainly white Lake Edge United Church of Christ starting Sunday.
Robin and Chad Heimerl introduce their 4-month-old daughter, Brooklyn, to the Lake Edge United Church of Christ congregation after Brooklyn's baptism last month.
As of Friday, Lake Edge United Church of Christ, above, will also be the home of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, which is moving from its former location on the Far East Side about 4 miles away.
Lake Edge United Church of Christ Pastor Lex Liberatore gives a sermon at a church service last month. At the beginning of the service, members of his congregation clapped and cheered to welcome him back from a more than two-week sabbatical.
Sister Mary Williams greets members of her congregation at Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church in the church's recently sold building on the Far East Side in August.
Daughter Ella Brown, a member of Christ the Solid Rock Baptist Church, applauds Milwaukee comedian Lynell Moore, who performed a clean stand-up routine to keep the audience's energy rolling before the sermon at a service in August.
Amy Barlow Liberatore, Pastor Lex Liberatore’s wife, leads the congregation in singing hymns at Lake Edge United Church of Christ's service last month.
