African American Religious Affairs
Faith in Action
In the proud justice-seeking tradition of the Black Church, we’re supporting and collaborating with clergy, theologians, and leaders of all faiths to promote civic engagement.
Faith and change go hand in hand
Faith leaders have a long history of fighting for equality and justice
Throughout our country’s history, faith leaders have been instrumental in the movement for civil rights, defending freedoms and countering the religious right’s attacks on liberties. Today, as the influence of White Christian Nationalism seems stronger than ever, we need voices of all faiths to come together and counter its hateful ideology.
Getting out the vote in 2024
With the support of partners, we're working to get out the vote in 2024 amongst congregations around the nation.
We are...
- Organizing and bringing faith leaders together for our National Convening in June 2024
- Developing a comprehensive 2024 GOTV plan that makes an investment in 6 target states
- Providing tangible tools and resources to congregations in our target states
- Engaging congregations in our 2024 Defend the Black Vote efforts
The Race Set Before Us: A conversation on faith and the Black vote
The Race Set Before Us is a toolkit and conversation series designed to offer a set of preaching ideas based on a single passage from Hebrews 11:29-12:3, including analysis of the text, and reflection questions. The four-part conversation series dives deeper into this topic with real-life experience from faith leaders and people of faith working to get out the vote
Building Community for More Than 20 Years
We’re proud to work with a diverse array of faith leaders.
People For’s religious affairs program was founded by our board member and longtime community leader, Rev. Timothy McDonald. While building on the strength of the Black Church, it has served to unite leaders across faith traditions, driving civic engagement, voter turnout and the fight for equality. From Souls to the Polls efforts and beyond, we’re proving that people of diverse faiths can form a powerful movement to counter White Christian Nationalists and all who stoke hate and division.
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