Four Decades into Their Marriage, Interracial Couple Still Fighting for Better World

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Kim Guiser, left, and Asha George-Guiser with their daughter Preeya.

Nearly four decades into their interracial marriage, Asha George-Guiser and Kim Guiser, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Honey Brook, are still fighting for a better world, writes Kellie Patrick Gates for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The couple met at the United Lutheran Seminary and soon fell in love. They decided to get married when Guiser got assigned to a church in Fishtown. Unfortunately, racism was something they had to often deal with.

“The KKK and other white supremacists would put nasty notes and literature in the door,” said George-Guiser.

Instead of dwelling on the negative, they put their energy toward helping others. They created a youth group and Sunday school for kids, sponsored a food bank, and helped women access the help available at the Lutheran Settlement House.

Today, the two serve together at their Honey Brook church and are still fighting the good fight. Among other things, George-Guiser has initiated monthly workshops where the majority-white congregation can discuss racism and white privilege and learn to recognize both without getting defensive.

“This had led to new awareness,” said Guiser.

Read more about Asha George-Guiser and Kim Guiser in The Philadelphia Inquirer here.

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