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The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, a white Tennessee-based minister who often speaks about cultural shifts and the church, said she tried to get worshippers to move beyond the “outdated” image of a white Jesus when she pastored a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation in Washington.

The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, a white Tennessee-based minister who often speaks about cultural shifts and the church, said she tried to get worshippers to move beyond the “outdated” image of a white Jesus when she pastored a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation in Washington.

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The Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, a white Tennessee-based minister who often speaks about cultural shifts and the church, said she tried to get worshippers to move beyond the “outdated” image of a white Jesus when she pastored a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation in Washington.