Events this weekend at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Calhoun Street will examine Charleston’s monuments, celebrate the return of the church’s restored pipe organ and honor the Emanuel Nine.
World Heritage USA and The Charleston Forum will co-host Aspiring Toward a Common History, a three-hour panel discussion at 6 p.m. Friday. Panelists will explore the complexities of racial and cultural history as they focus on the city’s public monuments. Tickets are required for this event.
The church will rededicate its vintage Kimball pipe organ during a 10 a.m. service Saturday. Installed in 1908, the organ was rebuilt during recent extensive repairs to Emanuel. The church will celebrate its 205th anniversary during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday.
Following the organ dedication service Saturday, Emanuel will break ground for a memorial commemorating a tragedy that claimed the lives of nine parishioners.
During a Bible study on June 17, 2015, a self-proclaimed racist murdered the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the church’s pastor, the Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, the Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, the Rev. Daniel Simmons, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, Tywanza Sanders and Myra Thompson.
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