“The Religious Racial Integration of African Americans into Diverse Churches”
Read a 2010 essay by Gerardo Marti about the focus on integration of African Americans into houses of worship for cultural diversity.
Category: Congregations
“American Congregations Reach Out To Other Faith Traditions: A Decade of Change”
Read a 2010 Faith Communities Today study that brings together 26 individual surveys to assess racial diversity in churches in the U.S.
“Racial Diversity Increasing In U.S. Congregations”
Read a March 24, 2013 Huffington Post article about studies tracking racial diversity, or its lack thereof, in houses of worship.
“Ending Racial Segregation in the American Church by Promoting Diversity”
View a compilation of statistics on racial diversity in houses of worship; between 5 to 7.5 percent of churches are considered racially diverse.
“‘Church Diversity’ Movement Aims to ‘Desegregate’ Houses of Worship”
Read a Jan. 16, 2012 Christian Post article about “Church Diversity Week” and the lack of diversity in most U.S. houses of worship.
David A. Anderson
The Rev. David A. Anderson is senior pastor of Bridgeway Community Church, a nondenominational, intentionally multicultural church of more than 2,000 in Columbia, Md. Anderson also is president of BridgeLeader Network, a nonprofit group that trains congregations, colleges, companies and other groups in multicultural work.
James W. Lewis
James W. Lewis was executive director of the Louisville Institute, a program for the study of American religion at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary until 2011 when he retired. With funding from the Lilly Endowment, the Louisville Institute has sponsored research on multiethnic congregations. Lewis can connect reporters with scholars and pastors who’ve studied multiethnic congregations.
Erwin Raphael McManus
Erwin Raphael McManus, a native of El Salvador, is lead pastor and cultural architect at Mosaic, a diverse Southern Baptist church in Los Angeles. Mosaic is packed with a multiethnic mix of artistic young adults; McManus describes Mosaic as a cosmopolitan congregation serving the post-modern, post-Western, post-Christian world. McManus is the author of An Unstoppable Force: Daring […]
D. J. Chuang
D. J. Chuang is working with Leadership Network to assist churches that are trying creative approaches to reach Asian Americans. Leadership Network, based in Dallas, works to nurture innovative leadership and church growth by connecting and equipping church leaders.