Before there were pews, pulpits, or programs, there were brush arbors, hush harbors, and a Spirit that refused to be silenced. Where the Spirit Met Us is a sacred series exploring the origins of the Black Church through the eyes of a Womanist Mystic. Dr. Lesley Danielle Gooden-Smedley invites you into a storytelling journey where history, theology, memory, and imagination meet.

In this teaser episode, Lesley shares the heart behind the series—why now, why the Black Church, and why reclaiming our sacred history matters for our survival and our becoming. This is for the ones who still believe in the Church, even if they’re not sure how to stay. The ones who are reconstructing, remembering, and rising.

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