Archdiocese of Indianapolis Black Catholic Ministry

serving the African, African American, and Afro-Carribean Catholic Communities

Purpose

The purpose of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Black Catholic Ministry is to promote the Catholic Church's call to enhance the New Evangelization among African Americans and Africans. We strive to:

  • Encourage leadership from and within the Black Catholic community.
  • Strengthen the awareness of programs that assist in rebuilding our families, parishes and communities.

Black Catholic Ministry offers spiritual enrichment and renewal to the African, African American, and Afro-Caribbean Catholic communities that addresses their unique spiritual, cultural, and social needs.

 

Mission

The mission of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Black Catholic Ministry is to:

  • Identify and foster the rich diversity of Black Catholics of African descent.
  • Empower the members so they can evangelize their brothers and sisters to take on the spirit of Jesus Christ.

Vision

The vision of the Black Catholic Ministry is to utilize the collaborative culture approach to ministry and instill these values in parish leadership.

 

Goals

  • Encourage lay leadership and the active participation of Black Catholic laypersons in their parishes and throughout the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
  • Promote, foster, and encourage social justice within the Catholic Church in Ceneral and Southern Indiana on the parish and Archdiocesan levels.
  • Support and encourage Black Catholic vocations -- ordain, religious, and lay.
  • Assist in the creation of a Catholic litrugy that reflects and sustains the heritage andculture of Black Catholics.

 

 

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