People came together in Gloucester and Mathews over the weekend to celebrate Black History Month. A program in Mathews on Sunday afternoon highlighted the importance of active faith in the Black community, while a program in Gloucester on Monday reinforced the importance of strong family and community ties. In Mathews “Faith in Action,” a program sponsored by the Mathews Chapter of the NAACP and held at the Cobbs Creek Arts Center on Sunday, brought together seven local pastors for a conversation moderated by Pastor William Spencer of First Baptist Church Morrison in Newport News. Spencer challenged the local pastors with a number of questions, including asking first what impact they’re having on the community. “If your church burned down tomorrow,” he said, “would people even realize it?” The Rev. Isaiah Smith of First Baptist Church said that “God requires us all to be the hands and feet of Christ and our mission is to save everybody. To do that, our hearts have to be right.” He said...