Jacob’s Ladder does not have a single known writer or original performer. As a traditional spiritual, it likely developed through oral tradition among enslaved African Americans. Passed down from ...
NEWFANE -- The First Congregational Church of Newfane will meet for worship at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 24. The Rev. Robert Hamm’s sermon is titled "Choices" with scripture from Exodus 1:6-14, 22-2:10.
Smith, Edward D. 1988. "Climbing Jacob's Ladder": the rise of Black churches in Eastern American cities, 1740-1877. Smithsonian Institution Press.