Peoples Baptist Church | Boston, MA

Rev. David Wright, Esq.

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Episode 5 - Community engagement in the historically black church

Does the historically black church play a distinct role in the neighborhood? How have 'urban renewal' and gentrification impacted the ability of black churches to engage the neighborhood? In episode 5, David Wright, Assistant to the Pastor at Peoples Baptist Church and Executive Director of the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, helps answers these questions

Connect with David by email at “dwright at bmaboston.org”

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Organizations / Websites

Peoples Baptist Church - Boston, MA

Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston

Books & Articles

Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson and Christian Smith 

unChristian: What A New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity. . .And Why It Matters by David Kinnaman  

Abolitionist Movement 

William Lloyd Garrison 

key terms

Mixed Income Neighborhood

Proximity 

Urban Renewal