Baptist Congregations in Community Organizing
Organizations:
Direct Action and Research
Training, Inc. (DART)
The Gamaliel Foundation
Industrial Areas Foundation
(IAF)
The PICO (Pacific Institute for
Community Organizing) National Network
Congregations and Associations:
Allen
Temple Baptist Church, Oakland, CA is a member of OCC
(Oakland Coalition of Congregations), an affiliate of the
Gamaliel Foundation. BPFNA partner congregation).
Boston
Missionary Baptist Church, Roxbury, MA is a member of GBIO (Greater Boston Interfaith Organization), an IAF affiliate.
Catalina
Baptist Church, Pima County, AZ is a member of PCIC
(Pima County Intefaith Council) and AIN
(Arizona Interfaith Network), IAF affiliates.
Christian
Baptist Church, Montgomery, MD is a member
of AIM (Action in
Montgomery), an IAF affiliate.
Circle
of Mercy, Asheville, NC is a member of CUC
(Christians for United Community) in Asheville. BPFNA partner congregation.
Cleveland
Street Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT (Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
Emmanuel
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC is a
member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
Evergreen
Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH
(Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
Faith
Missionary Baptist Church
Fifteenth
Avenue Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT (Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
First
Baptist Church-Capitol Hill, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT (Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
[Note: This historic African-American congregation was a
major organizing site for the Nashville movement during the civil
rights struggle of the 1960s.]
First
Baptist Church, Dayton, OH is a member of LEAD
(Leaders for Equality and Action in Dayton), a DART affiliate. BPFNA
partner congregation.
First
Baptist Church, Green Bay, WI is a member of JOSHUA
(Justice Organization Sharing Hope and United for Action), a
Gamaliel Foundation affiliate.
First
Baptist Church, Springfield, OH is a member of JAM
(Justice-Action-Mercy), a DART affiliate. BPFNA partner
congregation.
Glendale
Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT
(Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
BPFNA partner congregation.
Good
Shepherd Baptist Mission, Anchorage, AK is a member of AFACT
(Anchorage Faith & Action Congregations Together), a PICO
affiliate.
Grace
Baptist Church, San Jose, CA is a member of PACT
(People Acting in Community Together), a PICO affiliate. BPFNA
partner congregation.
Greater
Galilee Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH (Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a
Gamaliel Foundation affiliate
Jeff
Street Baptist Community at Liberty, Louisville, KY is a member
of CLOUT (Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together), a DART
affiliate. BPFNA
partner congregation. Rev.
Robert Owens, a Presbyterian minister and the spouse of Jeff
Street's pastor, Rev. Cindy Weber, is CLOUT's lead organizer.
King
Solomon Baptist Church, Omaha, NE is a member of OTOC
(Omaha Together One Community), an IAF affiliate.
Koinonia
Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD is a member of BUILD
(Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development), an IAF affiliate.
Lakeshore
Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, CA is a member of OCC (Oakland Coalition of Congregations), an affiliate of the
Gamaliel Foundation. BPFNA
partner congregation.
Mercy
Memorial Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH (Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a
Gamaliel Foundation affiliate.
Memorial
Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD is a member of AIM
(Action in Montgomery), an IAF affiliate.
Mt.
Calvary Baptist Church, Pima County, AZ is a member of PCIC
(Pima County Intefaith Council) and AIN
(Arizona Interfaith Network), IAF affiliates.
Mt.
Level Baptist Church, Durham, NC is a
member of Durham CAN, an
IAF affiliate.
Mt.
Nebo Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT
(Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
Mt.
Nebo Baptist Church, Omaha, NE is a member
of OTOC (Omaha Together
One Community), an IAF affiliate.
Mt.
Olive Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH
(Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH
(Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
New
Covenant Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH
(Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
New
Hope Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH
(Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
New
Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Gainesville, FL is a member of ACTION (Affiliated Congregations to Improve Our Neighborhoods), a
PICO affiliate.
New
Life Missionary Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD is a member of BUILD (Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development), an IAF
affiliate.
New
Visions Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT
(Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
Noank
Baptist Church, Noank, CT is a member of the Coalition for the
Prevention of Hate Crimes, a CT regional network.
BPFNA partner congregation.
North
Winston Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC is a member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
Peacehaven
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC is a member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
People's
Baptist Church, Roxbury, MA is a member of GBIO
(Greater Boston Interfaith Organization), an IAF affiliate.
Pilgrim
Baptist Church, Omaha, NE is a member of OTOC
(Omaha Together One Community), an IAF affiliate.
Pilgrim
Rest Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH
(Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
Pilot
Mountain Baptist Association in North Carolina is a member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
Pleasant
Green Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT (Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
Providence
Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member
of MICAH (Milwaukee
Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a Gamaliel Foundation
affiliate.
St.
Mark Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC is a member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
St.
Luke's Primitive Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT (Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
Second
Baptist Church, Kenosha, WI is a member of CUSH
(Congregations United to Server Humanity), a Gamaliel Foundation
affiliate.
Shiloh
Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC is a
member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
Tabernacle
Community Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI is a member of MICAH (Milwaukee Innercity Congregations Allied for Hope), a
Gamaliel Foundation affiliate.
Trinity
Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD is a member of BUILD
(Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development), an IAF affiliate.
Trinity
Tabernacle Baptist Church, Atlanta, GA is a member of ABLE (Atlantans Building Leadership for Empowerment), a Gamaliel
Foundation affiliate.
Union
Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD is a member
of BUILD (Baltimoreans
United in Leadership Development), an IAF affiliate.
Union
Baptist Church, NC is a member of CHANGE
(Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
Union
Chapel Baptist Church, NC is a member of CHANGE
(Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
United
Cornerstone Baptist Church,NC is a member of CHANGE
(Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate.
Wake
Forest Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, NC is a member of CHANGE (Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment), an IAF
affiliate. BPFNA partner congregation.
Westwood
Baptist Church, Nashville, TN is a member of TNT
(Tying Nashville Together), an IAF affiliate.
Zion
Baptist Church, Baltimore, MD is a member
of BUILD (Baltimoreans
United in Leadership Development), an IAF affiliate.
Michael Westmoreland-White
compiled this extensive list. CSCO welcomes additions from other
denominations.
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