Join with fellow co-conspirators on a pilgrimage through Philadelphia’s storied past. As part of the Red Letter Christians 2024 Philadelphia Revival, this walking pilgrimage invites believers to trace the paths of those who stood for justice and embodied the love of Christ in the face of oppression and inequality.
With each stop, we’ll pause to offer prayers and blessings, led by voices committed to the Gospel’s call for justice, peace, and Becoming Beloved Community – right here and right now. We’ll visit sites where faith and action intertwined, where the cries for freedom were lifted, and where the seeds of a just society were planted. Along the way, we’ll also highlight additional points of interest, providing opportunities to delve deeper into the history and ongoing struggle for justice.
This pilgrimage is more than a journey through history; it is a call to action. As we reflect on the legacy of those who came before us, we are reminded of the work still to be done. Together, we will draw inspiration from the past to shape a future where Christ’s love stands against injustice, where our faith compels us to act, and where the vision of a just and peaceful world becomes a reality.
Join us as we hear these sacred stories affirming that Jesus and justice go hand-in-hand and commit ourselves to the work of building a society with love at its core.
Tentative Walking Pilgrimage Sites
- Meeting Point & Start of Pilgrimage: S Front St & Market St
- Front Street and Market Street where enslaved Africans were sold
- Statue of Tamaned (Lenape Chief) who engaged William Penn and other “settlers”/colonizers
- Christ Church, site where several of the country’s worshiped
- Ben Franklin’s House
- Congregation Mikveh Israel (Longest Running Synagogue in the U.S.)
- Arch St. Quaker Meeting House
- St. George Methodist Church
- National Mint
- Free Quaker Meeting House
- First President’s Mansion where George Washington lived and owned enslaved people
- Liberty Bell
- Independence Mall
- Sansom Street Hall (Site of the 5th national Women’s Rights Convention)
- Mother Bethel AME Church