2025 Opal’s Walk for Freedom: Honoring the Journey
Fort Worth, Texas May 19, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Unity Unlimited, Inc. Announces Opals Walk for Freedom is Coming Back to Fort Worth Unity Unlimited, Inc. proudly announces Opals Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth. Thousands will celebrate Juneteenth both virtually and physically by walking together on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 9:00 AM CST to symbolize unity. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, thanks in part to the relentless advocacy of Dr. Opal Lee, who walked miles across the U.S. to spread awareness of Juneteenths significance. Fort Worth Independent School Districts Farrington Field is the stage for a powerful day of remembrance, unity, and celebration. The day begins with pre-walk activities, including an exciting warm up lead by Donna Richardson Joyner, International Fitness/Wellness Expert, leading into the main event that goes throughout the Cultural District. After the walk, the community will come together for a vibrant gathering featuring inspiring speeches, cultural performancesincluding music and storytellingand showcases from both local talents and nationally recognized artists. Juneteenth is a national holiday that represents the triumph of freedom and the enduring pursuit of equality, and it needs to celebrate it all across this country not just in Texas because freedom is for everybody, explained Dione Sims, Founder of Unity Unlimited who engineered the original Opals Walk to DC with her grandmother that started the movement we have today. Their national and international support for Juneteenth is supported by walks in Los Angeles, CA, by San Fernando Valley Juneteenth, and in Tokyo, hosted by Legacy Foundation Japan. There will be food and vendor booths to enjoy. Connect with partners and be part of the movement! Registration is open at opalswalk.com and the public is encouraged to sign up early to secure your commemorative event shirt, included with your registration which supports a $6.19 donation to the National Juneteenth Museum. Join us as we walk, reflect, and celebrate freedom together. We also invite sponsors, partners, and volunteers to join us in making this event a successbe part of history! For sponsorship opportunities, press inquiries, or to register as a participant, contact [email protected] #OpalsWalk #JuneteenthStrong #WalkForFreedom #ShowYour2.5 About Unity Unlimited, Inc. Unity Unlimited, Inc. is a non-profit organization that produces programs that help communities overcome racial, cultural, and economic divisions. The programs they produce provide educational activities and resources to people to foster unity and harmony regardless of race, culture, or denomination through initiatives such as Juneteenth Strong, a month-long event series celebrating freedom with their brand ambassador, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, Dr. Opal Lee. The Partners and Sponsors support their mission of human dignity through education, culture, and opportunities. About Dr. Opal Lee Dr. Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, is a retired educator and activist who played a key role in making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Born in 1926 in Texas, she dedicated her life to education and community service, co-founding the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society. At 89, she began a walking campaign to Washington, D.C., raising awareness for Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021. Her efforts earned her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2024, recognizing her lifelong commitment to civil rights and historical preservation.Media ContactUnity Unlimited, [email protected]://www.unityunlimited.org Source :Unity Unlimited, IncThis article was originally published by IssueWire. Read the original article here.
Great Shift in the Religious World? Surge in Pastors Seeking to Confirm Shincheonji's Teaching
Washington, D.C, District of Columbia May 19, 2025 (Issuewire.com) - Shincheonji, Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (Chairman Man Hee Lee, hereinafter Shincheonji Church of Jesus) held its Shincheonjis Bible Seminar, Testimony on the Fulfilled Realities of Revelation with great success on the 17th at the Shincheonji Peace Training Center in Cheongpyeong, Gyeonggi Province. The event, initially planned for 200 participants, was moved outdoors as over 500 pastors registered. Even pastors who had long held prejudices against Shincheonji as "heresy" are now taking the initiative to visit the site and examine the Word firsthand, marking a significant shift within the religious community. This was the second such seminar held this year, following the event in January in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, which drew over 700 pastors and received an overwhelming response. The current seminar was organized in response to voluntary requests for follow-up lectures. On-site attendees noted a distinctly serious atmosphere, driven by a thirst for the Word and a desire to find real answers regarding the fulfillment of Revelation. Chairman Man Hee Lee stood before the pastors and testified to how he began his life of faith, how despite not having received formal theological education, he came to testify to the gospel after seeing the fulfillment of Revelation. He meticulously explained the prophecies and their fulfilled realities recorded in the book of Revelation. He stated, Everyone wants to go to heaven and gain eternal life, but Revelation says that if one adds to or takes away from it, one cannot enter heaven and will be cursed (Rv 22:1819). Shouldnt we resolve this? He continued, What I want to speak about is the reality of the prophecies written from Revelation 1 to 22what I have seen and am here to testify to. He further urged, Let us cast away arrogance and think rationally. We must be honest with ourselves. Above all, we must be confident in our own salvation. The traditional churches curse Shincheonji and call it heresy, but does belonging to a denomination make one truly orthodox? Jesus Himself did not belong to any denomination at the time. We must know the Bible for certain. If I have said anything wrong, please point it out, inviting the pastors to openly examine and test what he shared. Chairman Lee then went on to testify for an hour and a half, explaining without pause the prophecies and their realities from Revelation chapters 1 to 22. Many pastors who attended expressed admiration at how Chairman Lee, without theological schooling and without even opening a Bible, could testify to the entirety of Revelation, and requested follow-up education. One pastor said, I had chills listening to the Word. I want to directly verify whether this Word really aligns with the Bible, and added, As a pastor, I have a responsibility to first confirm the truth for the sake of my congregations salvation. Another pastor confessed, Ive been in ministry for decades, but I was shocked to see the words I never understood now explained logically. I even began to wonder if Ive been spiritually blind all this time. A pastor who had once called Shincheonji a heresy said, After checking it out for myself, I found that its not what I thought. If the fulfillment of Revelation testified by Shincheonji aligns with the Bible, then we must acknowledge it. If not pastors, then who will verify it? We must not repeat the mistake of calling Gods work heresy, as was done at the time of the first coming. As more and more pastors seek to verify the teaching of Shincheonji Church of Jesus for themselves, a shift in perception that transcends traditional biases is spreading throughout the religious world. A representative of Shincheonji Church of Jesus stated, So far, 858 churches in Korea have signed MOUs for Word exchange, and among them, 100 churches have even put up Shincheonji Church of Jesus signs. The religious world is changing rapidly. In addition, the Revelation seminars and Bible seminar videos uploaded on Shincheonjis official YouTube channel have surpassed 100 million cumulative views, demonstrating a growing fervor for exploring the Bible beyond mere interest. Chairman Lee concluded, There has not been a single promise of Jesus that has gone unfulfilled. The events of Revelation are also promises of Jesus. Let us become one in faith within the Bible and be Gods family. Let us fulfill the duty entrusted to us and become one within God. Shincheonji Church of Jesus stated, Following this seminar, regional follow-up education and requests for Word exchange will increase even more, and projected that 2025 will mark a turning point of real transformation in the Korean religious world.Media ContactShincheonji (New Heaven New Earth, Zion Christian Mission Center)*****@gmail.comhttps://www.scjus.org/ Source :ShincheonjiThis article was originally published by IssueWire. Read the original article here.
