“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.
Region: United States of America
“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.
Patricia Cornwell
Popular novelist Patricia Cornwell, whose books include the Kay Scarpetta mystery series, grew up down the road from Billy and Ruth Graham in Montreat, N.C. Cornwell is the author of Ruth, A Portrait: The Story of Ruth Bell Graham. She lives in Manhattan and South Carolina.
Roger Bruns
Roger Bruns, an independent scholar who is retired from the National Archives and Records Administration, is the author of Billy Graham: A Biography. Bruns lives in Reston, Va.
George A. Yancey
George A. Yancey is an associate professor of sociology at the University of North Texas in Denton. He is the author of One Body, One Spirit: Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches.
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.