Pandemic boosted resilience, hurt financial health of Black churches, says US report
United StatesRNS Black majority congregations in the US, known for their high levels of community outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic, have remained the most stable in combined attendance – in person and online – compared with multi-racial and white majority congregations. But they are also facing the greatest monetary struggles, with 34 per cent reporting […]
In the US, multi-racial churches growing, but racial unity may be elusive, says study
RNS Derwin Gray and his wife, Vicki, founded Transformation Church in Lancaster County, South Carolina, 10 years ago, with the goal of gathering a congregation that reflected the racial demographics of the public schools in the area just across the border from Charlotte, North Carolina. They more than succeeded. The non-denominational church led by a Black pastor […]
US: MULTI-RACIAL CHURCHES INCREASE AS BLACKS, WHITES LEARN TO WORSHIP TOGETHER
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on the rising numbers of multi-racial churches in the US…