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Churches, Blackness, and Contested MulticulturalismThe Significance of Multicultural Churches in Britain: A Case Study of Crofton Park Baptist Church

Churches, Blackness, and Contested Multiculturalism: The Significance of Multicultural Churches... [In this chapter, consideration will be given to the rise of multicultural Britain. Was the Windrush generation (the postwar pioneers that came to the country from the Caribbean in 1948) the beginnings of multiracial Britain? Attention will also be given to the history and growth of Black Majority Churches (hereafter BMCs) through the lens of African-led congregations, which provide a different angle of vision than the earlier generations of British Christians who trace their roots to the Caribbean. What factors led to the formation of BMCs? What is their relationship with (white) British Historic churches? Finally, I will consider the significance of multicultural churches, reflecting on my own journey as an African immigrant sent to plant a Nigerian Pentecostal Church in Britain, but ending up as pastor of a multicultural church in South-East London (Crofton Park Baptist Church). What are the challenges of a multicultural congregation? What is the significance of a multicultural church in a multiracial society such as Britain? These are questions that are explored in this chapter.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Churches, Blackness, and Contested MulticulturalismThe Significance of Multicultural Churches in Britain: A Case Study of Crofton Park Baptist Church

Part of the Black Religion / Womanist Thought / Social Justice Book Series
Editors: Smith, R. Drew; Ackah, William; Reddie, Anthony G.
Olofinjana, Israel Oluwole
Churches, Blackness, and Contested Multiculturalism — Nov 5, 2015
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2014
ISBN
978-1-349-48934-3
Pages
75 –85
DOI
10.1057/9781137386380_6
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Abstract

[In this chapter, consideration will be given to the rise of multicultural Britain. Was the Windrush generation (the postwar pioneers that came to the country from the Caribbean in 1948) the beginnings of multiracial Britain? Attention will also be given to the history and growth of Black Majority Churches (hereafter BMCs) through the lens of African-led congregations, which provide a different angle of vision than the earlier generations of British Christians who trace their roots to the Caribbean. What factors led to the formation of BMCs? What is their relationship with (white) British Historic churches? Finally, I will consider the significance of multicultural churches, reflecting on my own journey as an African immigrant sent to plant a Nigerian Pentecostal Church in Britain, but ending up as pastor of a multicultural church in South-East London (Crofton Park Baptist Church). What are the challenges of a multicultural congregation? What is the significance of a multicultural church in a multiracial society such as Britain? These are questions that are explored in this chapter.]

Published: Nov 5, 2015

Keywords: African Immigrant; Caribbean Black; White Flight; National Front; Caribbean Immigrant

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