PROGRAM: RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
The NAACP has always had a strong relationship with the religious community -- one of its closest allies for
nearly a century. From the beginning, the NAACP has been regarded as the fighting arm of many churches
with numerous members participating on both fronts. Many NAACP units are led by ministers and other
church officials, and churches often hold NAACP membership drives as part of their community activities.
On October 18, 1997, the NAACP National Religious Leadership Summit was held with a diverse cross
section of major U.S. religious leaders representing more than 44 million members. The powerful Summit
resulted in recommendations for the formation of a National Religious Affairs Committee that would
coordinate an annual NAACP Religious Community Day on the fourth Sunday of each February, the inclusion
of a national NAACP representative on the program of annual conventions of religious denominations, annual
fundraising campaign for the $50 million endowment fund, conduct religious affairs workshops during the
state conferences, regional training conferences and the national convention; educate pastors, churches and
religious leaders on the history and programs of the NAACP, and present moral and ethical interpretations of
the civil rights struggle and the church's relationship to the struggle for all denominations.
nearly a century. From the beginning, the NAACP has been regarded as the fighting arm of many churches
with numerous members participating on both fronts. Many NAACP units are led by ministers and other
church officials, and churches often hold NAACP membership drives as part of their community activities.
On October 18, 1997, the NAACP National Religious Leadership Summit was held with a diverse cross
section of major U.S. religious leaders representing more than 44 million members. The powerful Summit
resulted in recommendations for the formation of a National Religious Affairs Committee that would
coordinate an annual NAACP Religious Community Day on the fourth Sunday of each February, the inclusion
of a national NAACP representative on the program of annual conventions of religious denominations, annual
fundraising campaign for the $50 million endowment fund, conduct religious affairs workshops during the
state conferences, regional training conferences and the national convention; educate pastors, churches and
religious leaders on the history and programs of the NAACP, and present moral and ethical interpretations of
the civil rights struggle and the church's relationship to the struggle for all denominations.
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