Scholarship meets community at local church – GettysburgTimes.com
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Updated: November 1, 2025 @ 12:41 am
Dr. Scott Hancock, associate professor of history and Africana studies at Gettysburg College, speaks during the “Town & Gown: Scholarship Meets Community at Gettysburg’s Historic Black Church” program held recently at St. Paul’s AME Zion Church in Gettysburg. (Submitted Photo)
Dr. Scott Hancock, associate professor of history and Africana studies at Gettysburg College, speaks during the “Town & Gown: Scholarship Meets Community at Gettysburg’s Historic Black Church” program held recently at St. Paul’s AME Zion Church in Gettysburg. (Submitted Photo)
The wooden pews of Gettysburg’s oldest African American congregation were filled with voices and stories bridging centuries of faith, identity, and resilience earlier this month.
Over 70 people made their way into St. Paul’s AME Zion Church for a program titled “Town & Gown: Scholarship Meets Community at Gettysburg’s Historic Black Church.”
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