Good News Stories From Communities of Color: Black Churches Across the Country Get A Major Financial Boost

Churches in the Black community are more than just places of worship - they are pillars of the community. Now, these pillars are protected.

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

There is nothing quite as defining to my childhood, and that of many kids of color, than going to church. 

I loved it - the music, the passion, the ritual of it all But I also hated it - the hours upon hours of sitting, praying, standing, praying some more, then sitting again. For my family church was not just …