DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- As voters head to the polls for municipal elections in North Carolina, members of St. Joseph AME Church in Durham are urging voters to stay engaged and hold their elected officials accountable.

The church revived its #SocialJusticeSunday event this week under the leadership of its new senior pastor, Rev. Dr. Abdue Knox. The event returned amid the ongoing federal government shutdown and recent redistricting maps passed by the Republican-led General Assembly.

"We're in a day where our country is divided and polarized," Dr. Knox told ABC11.

Knox said he wants to see the same level of energy during local elections that voters typically show during presidential ones.

"All politics are local," he said. "The same energy that we have every four years with the presi

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