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kwassa

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7. We are in a diverse church with diverse dress standards.

Reply to tishaLA (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 10:15 PM

Oct 2015

Some dress up, some don't. Most come in nice casual clothing, but the ushers all suit up.

My favorite dress-ups are the African ladies in the full and very colorful dresses and headwraps.

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The Caucasian's Guide To Black Churches [View all] tishaLA Oct 2015 OP

Hats on the women irisblue Oct 2015 #1

true, indeed tishaLA Oct 2015 #2

I do now. It's reserved for me @ the local library. irisblue Oct 2015 #3

the hat industry in America has survived only because of church going AA women! bettyellen Oct 2015 #9

There are no lies told here! JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #4

If we forgot our little mantilla they'd bobby pin a tissue up there! (Bronx Catholic) bettyellen Oct 2015 #10

A note on "the crowns..." Chitown Kev Oct 2015 #5

This is beyond awesome. We only go to church at Christmas (and sometimes not even then) Number23 Oct 2015 #6

We are in a diverse church with diverse dress standards. kwassa Oct 2015 #7

Okay...this articles does bring back memories...of like last Sunday. onpatrol98 Oct 2015 #8

A few other things to mention... qwlauren35 Oct 2015 #11

Uncle Melvin's fried fish. kwassa Oct 2015 #13

Come to Detroit and see it done right nt MrScorpio Oct 2015 #12