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  THE DIGITAL FRONT DOOR IN 76104 Unity Across the Trinity Cultivating Community with a Circle of Compassion.  Psalm 133 “There is something beautiful happening in the heart of 76104.” What is taking shape at New Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church is more than a program, more than a partnership, and more than a gathering. It is the launch of something incredibly special in the sight of both God and man. A growing Circle of Compassion Coalition is bringing together churches, educators, healthcare advocates, nonprofit organizations, community leaders, and neighbors from across Fort Worth to cultivate hope, healing, opportunity, and transformation throughout the city. Unity Across the Trinity. As Psalm 133 reminds us: “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” New Mount Rose is becoming more than a church building. It is becoming a place where faith meets action, compassion cultivates community, and hope opens doors to new possibilities. ...

DIGGING FOR DIGNITY JUNETEENTH FIND-A-GRAVE PROJECT: Honoring the 100th Anniversary of Baker Funeral Home’s Sacred Service to People’s Burial Park by Identifying and Mapping More Than 7,700 Graves. In celebration of Juneteenth and the enduring legacy of Fort Worth’s Black pioneers, community volunteers from across North Texas will gather for a historic one-day digital preservation project at the historic People’s Burial Park in Haltom City, Texas. This special “Digging for Dignity” Juneteenth Day of Service will honor the 100th Anniversary of Baker Funeral Home’s faithful service to the Black community and the sacred grounds of People’s Burial Park — the final resting place of more than 7,700 Black pioneers, including more than 500 Black veterans who served this nation with honor, courage, and distinction. For generations, Baker Funeral Home helped families walk through moments of grief with dignity, compassion, and care. Now, one hundred years later, the community will come together t...

  DIGGING FOR DIGNITY:  Healing Hands from Heaven Buried at People’s Burial Park. By Pastor Kyev P. Tatum, Sr., In the history of Fort Worth, Texas, there are stories buried beneath the soil that deserve to rise again. At People’s Burial Park rest two of the most important African-American physicians in the history of North Texas — Dr. Riley Ransom and Dr. George Murry Munchus. That alone is extraordinary. Not one pioneering Black physician. But two. Two sons of formerly enslaved families. Two men who rose from segregation, racism, and systemic injustice to become healers for a community too often denied medical care. Two men who helped build Black medicine in Fort Worth when many hospitals either refused to treat African-Americans or forced them into segregated basements. And today, both men are buried in the same sacred ground at People’s Burial Park. What a testimony. What a history. What a responsibility. Dr. George Murry Munchus, born August 6, 1887, was the son of former...