BTL STAFF
DETROIT – Detroit and suburban religious and community organizations will gather on World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, to remember those who have died, support those who are living with HIV and AIDS and find strength in one another to continue their work in and advocating for AIDS service organizations as well as provide support for those living with HIV/AIDS.
More than a dozen organizations will gather for a commemoration service titled "People Who Care About People with HIV/AIDS." The event will be hosted at Spirit of Hope, a Lutheran and Episcopal church, beginning at 7 p.m.
"The mainstream religious community has been slow to respond to this crisis that has brought physical, emotional and spiritual pain to our city and larger communities. We are here to be part of the healing, raise our voice for justice and partner together to make that justice a reality," the People Who Care About People with AIDS team said in a press release.
Festivities will include presentations by representatives from local HIV service agencies, poets and spoken word artists, gospel musicians, story tellers, first hand testimonies of those living with HIV and preachers. Participants will also be informed as to the numerous ways they can participate with hands on healing worship.
This annual commemoration, now a multi-faith service, has a long history and in recent years has relocated to the heart of the city. Spirit of Hope is home to a comprehensive HIV prevention and support program in partnership with Gospel Against AIDS.
Spirit of Hope is located at 1519 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. in Detroit. For more information email the People Who Care Team at [email protected].
