Length7h 15m
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A Legacy Built on Faith, Tested by Fire
When Samuel Washington kneels in the red clay dirt of an empty lot in 1950s North Carolina, he has nothing but a vision: to build a sanctuary for his community in the heart of Jim Crow South. What rises from that vacant ground is Mount Zion Baptist Church—a beacon of hope that will weather decades of hatred, economic collapse, and the slow exodus of a changing world.
Spanning three generations of the Washington family, this sweeping novel follows the church from its founding through the civil rights era, where Samuel's daughter Ruth fights for dignity at lunch counters while raising her son Marcus to believe in the power of education and service. But when Marcus leaves for Atlanta to build a successful architectural career, he discovers that professional achievement feels hollow when disconnected from the community that shaped him.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Historical Fiction
Length7 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 8, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title
76. Learning to Lament
21. Breaking Ground
87. Prodigal's Return
32. Seeds in Hard Ground
98. Wrestling with Angels
43. Small Mercies
109. The Weight of Professional Sacrifice
54. Marching Orders
1110. New Wine, Old Wineskins
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65. Valley of Dry Bones
1211. When the Silence Speaks
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