Reply #75: I worshipped at a similar church once, and it was fine.

[knitter4democracy]

I'm white, our whole youth group was white, and they were fine with us coming in and helping put on a Vacation Bible School. We were the only white people, and we were made more than welcome--they even fed us on our last day there when the church ladies realized we'd been hungry all week while working during the days at a men's homeless shelter. They had very little and yet gave out of that little to us. It was a humbling experience, let me tell ya.

I've worked side-by-side with people from Black churches in the ghetto, in work-and-witness teams, and I have worshipped next to them in joy of the Spirit. There's no exclusion--unless you want to start talking about the administration of some evangelical churches and how the higher-ups treat those Black congregations.