22/12/1993
Christmas at the Messiah Church in Washington D.C. A young preacher and, later in the day, a mysterious pregnant girl arrive at the church doors looking to begin new lives. The preacher, the Reverend Oliver Crawford, is not the judgmental church committee's first choice to be the Messiah's new pastor; an unwed father of a teenage son, he is given only two days to prove his worth to his new parishioners. Meanwhile, Katherine, a sixteen-year-old girl who is about to give birth, has come to the area to escape an abusive home and to search for a grandfather she doesn't know. With the help of local homeless advocate "Big" Willie Thorton, Crawford attempts to revive the spirit of the church and provide solace to the displaced girl.

James Earl Jones
as Old Man Taylor

Phylicia Rashād
as Mayor Turner

Keith David
as Big Willie

Deon Richmond
as Nat

Tracy Douglas
as Katherine

Suzzanne Douglas
as Eunice

Ray Aranha
as Rev. Foy

Phyllis Bash
as Elmira

Ruth Brown
as Mrs. Sherman

Rosanna Carter
as Minnie

Isaac Hayes
as Prophet

Dennis Haysbert
as Rev. Oliver Crawford

Dulé Hill
as
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