Black church
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The black church refers to Christian churches that minister to the African American community. In many cases these arose because the mainstream churches were geared toward white cultural sensibilities or practiced racial segregation. Hence many "black churches" are not complete breaks, but are instead offshoots of Methodism or the Baptists. As a whole "black church" tends to relate to Protestant denominations common in the American South. Catholicism, Lutheranism, the Congregational church, and a few others may have individual black congregations, but do not normally have "black churches" in the sense meant here.
Another factor is that the "black churches" are often more focused on social issues of joblessness, poverty, and racism than is true of "white churches." The black church also provided a means of social support and even an aid in dealing with alcoholism or other addictions[1] Although on "values issues", like homosexuality, black churches tend to be conservative.[2]
[edit] Denominations
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
- Progressive National Baptist Convention
- National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
- African Methodist Episcopal Church
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
- Church of God in Christ
- A.U.M.P. Church
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