Christians in the Oklahoma City area are poised to go beyond the prevailing culture to stand together across racial and denominational lines to help the hurting.

That was the message brought by the Rev. John Perkins, a Mississippi minister, author and social activist who visited the metro area for a series of events called “Reconciliation, Healing and Hope,” sponsored by the Butterfield Memorial Foundation.

His visit culminated Sunday with the inaugural Unity Service on the campus of Southern Nazarene University in Bethany.

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