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English

107/2/1

2000

Sack, Kevin.
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Article : 2000 June 4. New York Times. Shared prayers, mixed blessings $c / by Kevin Sack.

New York : New York Times, 4 June 2000.

19 p (printout) : ill. ; 28 cm.

As part of a series on How Race is Lived in America, author Kevin Sack spent time at the multiracial Assembly of God Tabernacle (Decatur, GA). He discusses the effect on the church as it moved from being predominately white to a mixed congregation. His focus is on a few specific members of the congregation.

Also includes brief article, a segment of Reporters' Journals, which addresses Sack's experiences at the Tabernacle gathering material for his article (2 p.).

Also includes a brief forum of questions and comments resulting from the article. Includes brief responses from author Sack and a few church members (3 p.).

See also: brief article, The Pentecostal Church in America (cataloged separately, ID: 155272) by author Sack in which he provides some background to the Pentecostal movement.

While the official name of the church is still Assembly of God Tabernacle, it is currently branded (2022) as Tabernacle Church.

Assembly of God Tabernacle (Decatur, GA).
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Pentecostalism--Georgia--History.
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Multiculturalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
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Georgia--Decatur.
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02/21/2022