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Rev. Al Sharpton raises his fist from the pulpit of Big Bethel A.M.E. Church in Atlanta, Sunday October 25, 2026
Big Bethel A.M.E. Church · Atlanta · Sunday, October 25, 2026
Faith Into Action
Rev. Al Sharpton · Sunday Sermon · Voter Brigade Rally · AI Fluency Class
Faith Without Works Is Dead
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · Big Bethel A.M.E. Church · 220 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA
This Weekend in Atlanta

It was a pleasure and an honor for the National Action Network to be with the Big Bethel A.M.E. Church family in Atlanta this Sunday morning. Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN, delivered the Sunday sermon from the historic pulpit on Auburn Avenue, then led a nonpartisan Voter Brigade Rally and the NAN AI Fluency class in the same sanctuary where Morris Brown College was founded and the city's first public school for Black children once met.

The message from the pulpit was plain. The times we are living in require us to put our faith into action. With the midterm elections approaching, healthcare, education, economic opportunity, and equal justice are all connected to the decisions we make at the ballot box.

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Sunday at Big Bethel

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People marched, went to jail, and gave their lives for our right to vote. We cannot honor their sacrifice with words alone. Check your registration, make a plan to vote, and encourage your family and neighbors to do the same. We cannot leave our future in somebody else's hands. Faith without works is dead. Let's put our faith to work.
Rev. Al Sharpton · Big Bethel A.M.E. Church · October 25, 2026
Rev. Al Sharpton preaches from the pulpit of Big Bethel A.M.E. Church beneath the organ pipes
Rev. Sharpton delivers the Sunday sermon beneath Big Bethel's organ pipes.
Rev. Al Sharpton preaches with arms outstretched as the Big Bethel congregation responds
The congregation responds as the word goes out.
Rev. Al Sharpton at the Big Bethel pulpit with NAN Voter Brigade members in Voting Is My Black Job shirts standing behind him
The Voter Brigade takes the stage: "Voting Is My Black Job." Rev. Sharpton with NAN Georgia leadership and volunteers at Big Bethel.
From the Pulpit to the Polls
Sermon. Rally. Class.

After the sermon, the sanctuary turned into a working session. The nonpartisan Voter Brigade Rally helped Atlanta residents confirm their registration, find an advance voting site, and make a plan to vote before Georgia's advance voting period closes. Then Susan Hearn, NAN's Lead AI Fluency Strategist, led the hands-on AI Fluency class, sending every participant home with skills and real work they created in the room.

Big Bethel was organized in 1847 by enslaved congregants and is the oldest African American congregation in Atlanta. Nobody handed our people the school or the college that were built inside these walls. On Sunday, NAN was back in that same building teaching people how to operate AI, and the reason has not changed.

Big Bethel A.M.E. Church
1847Organized by Enslaved Congregants
10 AMSunday Sermon
12:30Voter Brigade Rally
1 – 3 PMAI Fluency Class
Nov 3Midterm Election Day
Afternoon · The Fellowship Hall

The AI Fluency Tour Comes to Big Bethel

The National Action Network continued its AI Fluency Tour at historic Big Bethel AME Church with a training session led by NAN National AI Fluency Facilitator Susan Hearn. The session focused on helping attendees better understand artificial intelligence as it continues to reshape how we live, work, and communicate. Through this initiative, NAN is working to ensure our communities have the knowledge, access, and tools to participate and compete in an increasingly digital world.

Rev. Sharpton joined the class, continuing the organization's commitment to education, opportunity, and community empowerment. Thank you to Pastor Augustine and the Big Bethel AME Church family for welcoming NAN and supporting this important work. The tour continues in Nashville, Tennessee.

Rev. Al Sharpton addresses the AI Fluency class at Big Bethel with Susan Hearn Rev. Al Sharpton with a Big Bethel member in a top hat Rev. Al Sharpton speaks beneath the portraits of Big Bethel's pastors A member photographs Rev. Sharpton with two attendees Rev. Al Sharpton and Susan Hearn in front of the Thrive banner Rev. Al Sharpton talks with a young attendee Rev. Al Sharpton in the hallway at Big Bethel, black and white Attendees photograph Rev. Sharpton as the AI Fluency slide shows on screen The AI Fluency class in Big Bethel's fellowship hall
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Rev. Al Sharpton goes live for PREACH on MS NOW from the pastor's study at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church Rev. Al Sharpton speaks to the camera during his PREACH segment on MS NOW Rev. Al Sharpton reads a viewer question on his phone during PREACH on MS NOW
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Preach with Rev. Al Sharpton

Before he stepped into the pulpit, Rev. Sharpton went live from the study of Big Bethel's pastor, Rev. Dr. Jonathan C. Augustine, for PREACH, his Sunday morning segment on MS NOW. Phone on a stand, questions coming in, Atlanta on the other side of the door.

PREACH is an exclusive live Q&A for MS NOW Members, every Sunday morning ahead of PoliticsNation. Become a Member to join the conversation and bring your questions to Rev. Sharpton each week.

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Sunday on Auburn Avenue

Rev. Al Sharpton at the Big Bethel pulpit with the green paraments and organ pipes behind him Rev. Al Sharpton with arms open as the Big Bethel congregation stands in the sanctuary Rev. Al Sharpton preaching at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church, black and white Rev. Al Sharpton raises his fist from the pulpit at Big Bethel A.M.E. Church Rev. Al Sharpton live on PREACH from Big Bethel Rev. Al Sharpton at the pulpit of Big Bethel A.M.E. Church
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Put Your Faith to Work

Join the Voter BrigadeCheck your registration, make a plan, bring your neighbors. Early voting is open now. AI Fluency InitiativeNewark, Houston, Cleveland, Chicago, Tallahassee, Harlem, Nashville, Atlanta. See the tour and what each class covers. Read the Press ReleaseRev. Al Sharpton and NAN bring a Voter Brigade Rally and AI Fluency Class to Atlanta.
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