Turning Points Stories of Life and Change in the Church Filming Locations
Where was Turning Points Stories of Life and Change in the Church filmed? Turning Points Stories of Life and Change in the Church was filmed in 4 locations across United States in the following places:
Turning Points Stories of Life and Change in the Church Filming Locations
Anderson is a city in and the county seat of Anderson County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 28,106 at the 2020 census, making it the 16th-most populous city in South Carolina.
Atlanta is the capital of the U.S. state of Georgia. It played an important part in both the Civil War and the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. Atlanta History Center chronicles the city's past, and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site is dedicated to the African-American leader’s life and times. Downtown, Centennial Olympic Park, built for the 1996 Olympics, encompasses the massive Georgia Aquarium.
Minneapolis is a major city in Minnesota that forms "Twin Cities" with the neighboring state capital of St. Paul. Bisected by the Mississippi River, it's known for its parks and lakes. Minneapolis is also home to many cultural landmarks like the Walker Art Center, a contemporary art museum, and the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, famed for Claes Oldenburg's "Spoonbridge and Cherry" sculpture.
Tacoma is a city in Washington state, on the banks of Puget Sound, south of Seattle. It's known for the Museum of Glass, which has works by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly among its exhibits. These include installations on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass. The Tacoma Art Museum has a strong Northwest regional focus. The Washington State History Museum features hands-on exhibits, plus a vast model railroad.
Turning Points Stories of Life and Change in the Church (2005)
Set in four segments, "Turning Points" looks at how individuals and congregations struggle with sexual orientation and their faith. The first segment, "Called to Serve," follows the Rev. Susie B. Smith, now serving a congregation in the UCC, returning to the congregation of her first call, North Anderson Community Church in Anderson, South Carolina. Together and separately, the congregation and Pastor Smith examine their losses and their gains when Susie left the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in order to be with her partner and to continue to serve as a minister In the second segment, "A Mother's Son," The Calhoun family explores the shock, the grief and the now strengthened families ties between them that were deeply tested when their son first came out. Among the challenges, the Calhouns were forced to chose between their congregation and their son. The third segment records the powerful reunion between two women who had parted under tragic circumstances years earlier. Now both mature women, at the time of their first encounter Joanna Adams was a young minister and Kathryn Cartledge was a parishioner filled with self-loathing about her core identity. Decades later they explore together what went wrong in the first encounter, telling a story that is both heart wrenching and healing. The final segment, "Open Door," examines the wellbeing of a welcoming Presbyterian congregation and their members in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In interviews and in worship, members and leaders of the congregation express their insights and attitudes toward being a welcoming place for gay and lesbian Christians. In-between each segment, deeply respected theologians Homer Ashby (McCormick), Walter Brueggemann (Columbia) Beverly Roberts Gaventa (Princeton), and Shirley Guthrie Jr. (Columbia) connect the stories to scripture and faith.