Did the "Black Church" you went to growing up focus on education/health/finance?

[CrushedGroove]

The church I went to was all encompassing. It was small but they definitely had discussions and "programs" geared toward everyday living. Wednesday's were for Bible study, but it was about an hour, then they would discuss budgeting and the importance of knowing what what your mail/contracts/etc. mean.

 

[KillerPups]

Yes. There's a group for business owners and Debt free classes.

Also we have a k 12 charter school. Health fairs fitness and self defense classes. Basketball tournaments. It's basically a community center

 

[42 Monks]

Some of you want the church to be more than a church. It's not their primary responsibility to teach you those things.
Use other avenues to learn that

black churches have been staples of the community for generations and covered all the bases from small business coordination to disaster relief... if they weren't historically important, external groups wouldn't always be starting their for good will tours in them or actively targeting them through violence - or through slow, deliberate attempts to remove them from certain areas altogether

its always worth noting how far an entity has drifted from its peak value. so yeah, some black people want the church to be more than just a church again. and some can't understand why or how that departure occurred as well.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Sus thread

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Yeah I went to Allen Ame and they were heavy on college scholarships and education. They even had a lower cost private elementary school (it closed down years ago).

I don’t remember many health initiatives but I may not have been paying too much attention as a kid

 

[42 Monks]

Sus thread

its very close to that, yes lol

someone's already typing up something to tell on themselves so i want to see it as happens

 

[Sonic Boom of the South]

Christianity itself does not focus on that so regardless of race anyone saying yes a gawt damm lie.

But op comes off like white churches do so he wants to shame the Black 1s.

 

[Fiji Water]

Some of you want the church to be more than a church. It's not their primary responsibility to teach you those things.
Use other avenues to learn that

Yes and no. Black churches are a different animal in that they are innately political in America. At least in spirit. From instructing slaves how to escape torture, to being infiltrated in the mid century civil rights movement.

Jesus is practically tied for first in black churches with blackness itself. That shyt is about community for black people IMHO. My bad if I'm over simplifying, but my point remains.

And while not paramount, it is the responsibility of your religion to make you a strong person, or at least a resourceful one if you don't have the capacity for certain strengths.

 

[Whatupdoe?]

Nope, maybe if they had focused a little on how to improve members finances rather then my finances, I'd still be a member.

 

[get these nets]

Had good experiences in the church(as) we grew up in. We had members who were educators, in medical fields, and who operated their own businesses.
During Summer programs, those members donated time and resources to educate the kids about those things. So the answer is YES!

 

[Uachet]

No, unfortunately.