Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

And if so/not so why?

I've posted a lot about my experiences with OP churches but I have not posted about one of the things that disturbs me most. Here where I live the churches are all divided along strict racial lines. Also most pastors typically will not marry inter-racial couples even when both are HG filled.

I am a light skinned biracial person who is usually assumed to be white married to a white man. We have always been accepted in the local OP churches but hear the N-bomb dropped pretty often as well as slurs against hispanics. My nephew that we raised is a darker shade of brown and was razed at the local OP christian school for his color.

Just wondering if you find these kinds of things typical or if this is something unique to my area too.

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

look at the people in the picture linked, you will need to wait as it cycles.

the first page cycles thru several pictures, one of the pictures that will come up is the congregation, you will notice that it is very multicultural, a pretty even mix of tan and brown people

http://www.fpcpalmbay.com/new/welcome.html

or you can just click on number 4 to see the pic of the congregation

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my church is ultra-multi-cultural. I am white and a minority on sunday morning. LOL.

On a typical Sunday we will have American Black and Anglo and Hispanic and Asian people. (By American I mean not first gen the rest of the post will explain the deliniation), Then we will have Black, White, Hispanic, and Asian people who were born in other countries.

Korea, Burma, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, Croatia, Albania, El Salvador, Mexico are almost always represented on Sundays. I remember one wednesday night I counted 10 different nationalities with less than 70 people there.

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Wow that's refreshing Amanah and Ferd! I know that the south is a little more divided historically anyway but these churches are in areas where many races are represented in the community but not in the church. Also there have been very sour reactions when minority preachers have been invited in (very, very rare but has happened once in each church that I am aware of). The tension was so palpable in one church with a visiting hispanic preacher that he actually said over the pulpit 'You will have your revival the day a black man walks out on this platform'... to which there was almost an audible gasp.

Man, I must just live in a bad place... :(

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

No problems in my church. We have several different races in the congregation, on the platform and in leadership. We are currently looking for someone who is bi-lingual to start a class for the hispanic in our community. My pastor has married mixed race couples.

After all of these post I think I will add Houston to my prayer list.

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

Please, please do.

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

From your descriptions, I would say you live in the suburbs of hell.

Of course it could be worse, you could always try a WPF church.

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

My church pretty much reflects the racial demographics of our town. We do not have a large black or hispanic population. We are a little light on minorities but do have them.

However I think in the world of affirmative action one homeless person equals two minorities and we have a lot of homeless people so I think we are "diverse"!

Our pastor would not tolerate any kind of racism.

By the way I assume you meant your nephew was "hazed" not "razed"? LOL!!!

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

Very. Mixed race marriages, too. Not a problem.

What you describe was common when I was growing up, but not so much anymore, in my area.

Re: Is your church multi-racial/multi-cultural?
 

I actually meant razzed... I type 140 words a minute but not with any accuracy at all. :)