Category: News + Notes

[Updated 4/18/12, 8:51 p.m. See below.] When the Mt. Elliott Makerspace, the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, and Detroit Future hosted a DiscoTech event at the Museum of Contemporary Art last weekend, it was a uniquely Detroit affair. As kids and their grown-up escorts bounced between stations that offered lessons on everything from beat-making and computer…

The Rev. Barry Randolph of the Church of the Messiah in Detroit doesn’t take the conventional approach to addressing the masses. He smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol during a sermon while making a point that faith and doing good can be just as addictive as drugs and liquor. Once, he pulled out a gun in…

Pastor Barry Randolph and Jeff Sturges talk to us about the Mt. Elliot Makerspace, which is located in the basement of the Church of the Messiah in East Detroit. The role that the church plays in the community is explained, and the bright side of urban blight is explored. Subscribe to the Meet the Makers…

Ron Scott interviews Reverend Barry Randolph of the Church of the Messiah, the Messiah Housing Corporation and Churches and Citizens United For Safety. Established by the Church of the Messiah in 1978, the Messiah Housing Corporation, a non-profit, manages more than 200 units of affordable housing in the Islandview Village community located on the east…

#NewEraDetroit is not a religious organization. But we do not hesitate to open our arms to our people who are in fact religious and/or spiritual beings; simply because our people NEED TO UNIFY, regardless of belief or practice. That is the bigger picture. It has been no secret that due to our church demonstrations (of…