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Black church is truly the heart of the African-American community. In fact, you
may say that it is the community. Throughout all of our struggles in American
history, the Black church has been a constant in our evolution. It fed our hope
during slavery and was our meeting place during the Civil Rights Movement. Through
bombings and burnings, it stands strong, "steadfast and unmovable." With the
good news of Jesus Christ, it is a beacon of light that shines on all those who
are broken, weary, and downtrodden.
It serves as the center of the African-American community's spiritual growth
and time will prove that the Black church will be the center of the African-American
community's economic growth as well. There is no greater or more powerful institution
that exists today for any group of people than that of the Black church.
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Earning recognition without getting it is better than getting it without earning it. A truer statement could not be uttered. But one thing is for sure it certainly is not true about the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of Yorba Linda, California The Black Church Page spotlight ministry for June 2006. In fact, it might more appropriately declared, Friendship has earned more kudos than it will ever get here on earth. Shortly after their founding in...