REV STREETS RETURNS TO DIXWELL
NEW HAVEN — Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church has a rich legacy in the city and so it’s only fitting that the Rev. Frederick J. Streets has chosen “the gift of legacy” as the topic of his first sermon Sunday as acting pastor in the church.
“There are all kinds of ways we like to leave something behind to our loved ones,” Streets said.
Streets, a former Yale University chaplain, did his internship at the Dixwell church in the 1970s as a student at Yale Divinity School. On a personal level, Streets said the late longtime pastor the Rev. Edwin Edmonds, a legacy himself, was key through his “prophetic voice” in Street’s development as a minister.
Streets said Dixwell is furthering its legacy of a mission for racial, social and ecological justice. Streets said the church has often through the years “challenged government to better serve the citizens,” of New Haven.
“With all the division along racial lines and religious idealogical division, it’s important to bridge the gaps,” he said.
Church member Charles E. Warner, chairman of the transition committee, said parishioners are “very excited” about Streets’ return 40 years after his internship.
“He’s a wonderful preacher and deliverer of God’s word,” Warner said of Streets. “We want to let him help the church grow.” Warner said, “somewhere down the line” they’ll search for a permanent pastor. Former pastor John Henry Scott left to start his own church.
The service begins at 11 a.m. and all are invited.
Streets is an adjunct faculty member at Yale Divinity School and a professor of social work at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
NEW HAVEN — Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church has a rich legacy in the city and so it’s only fitting that the Rev. Frederick J. Streets has chosen “the gift of legacy” as the topic of his first sermon Sunday as acting pastor in the church.
“There are all kinds of ways we like to leave something behind to our loved ones,” Streets said.
Streets, a former Yale University chaplain, did his internship at the Dixwell church in the 1970s as a student at Yale Divinity School. On a personal level, Streets said the late longtime pastor the Rev. Edwin Edmonds, a legacy himself, was key through his “prophetic voice” in Street’s development as a minister.
Streets said Dixwell is furthering its legacy of a mission for racial, social and ecological justice. Streets said the church has often through the years “challenged government to better serve the citizens,” of New Haven.
“With all the division along racial lines and religious idealogical division, it’s important to bridge the gaps,” he said.
Church member Charles E. Warner, chairman of the transition committee, said parishioners are “very excited” about Streets’ return 40 years after his internship.
“He’s a wonderful preacher and deliverer of God’s word,” Warner said of Streets. “We want to let him help the church grow.” Warner said, “somewhere down the line” they’ll search for a permanent pastor. Former pastor John Henry Scott left to start his own church.
The service begins at 11 a.m. and all are invited.
Streets is an adjunct faculty member at Yale Divinity School and a professor of social work at Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
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