Posts from November 2025
Volunteers Revitalize Spiritual Walkway
The decades haven’t always been kind to the Santa Rosa Labyrinth at Govans Presbyterian Church. The circular walkway was installed in 1999 outside the landmark house of worship in north Baltimore. It was part of a rediscovery then going on around the country of the spiritual powers of labyrinths, which trace their history to prehistoric times. Greek mythology holds that one was built to contain a half-man, half-bull minotaur. Govan’s labyrinth had fallen into disrepair until a group of volunteers…
Govans Hosts BUILD Listening Session to Guide Action Plan
Fifteen congregants and community members met the afternoon of November 2, 2025 for a BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development) listening session. After joining BUILD this year, Govans pledged to host a listening session before the end of the year to help identify the important community issues we collectively face in North Baltimore. We addressed two questions during the listening session. The first asked for names of successful initiatives that were only possible through working with others. Some examples were…