06/19/2026
Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is only good news when someone hears it. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas finally received the news that they had already been declared free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The tragedy was that the promise of freedom hadn’t yet reached them. That’s what makes Juneteenth a powerful reminder for the Church. Through Jesus Christ, freedom from sin, shame, and death has already been secured, but millions have yet to hear the good news. As Paul asks in Romans 10:14-15, “How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?” Juneteenth is not only a day to celebrate freedom, it is a renewed call for followers of Jesus to carry the message of true freedom to those who have not yet heard.