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The National Black Catholic Congress is an organization of African-American Roman Catholics, founded in 1889 by Daniel Rudd〔Rudd, Daniel. ''Three Catholic Afro-American Congresses.'' (New York: Arno Press, Inc., 1978)〕 as the Colored Catholic Congress,〔("Guest Commentary: Black Catholic newspaperman promoted justice through action" by Gary B. Agee ), Memphis "Commercial Appeal", Feb 25, 2012〕 and revived in the 1980s under its current name. Their symbol is the Acacia. Their mission is to improve and enrich the lives of African-American Catholics. The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) operates in close cooperation and coordination with the African-American Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops〔〕 and has received funding support from the Black and Indian mission collection since 1988.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Monsignor Paul A. Lenz, 1976-2007. )〕 Five national congresses were held from 1889-1894. After a long hiatus, six additional national congresses have been held every five years since 1987.〔(The Black Catholic Congresses )〕 ==NBCC Programs== ;The National Black Catholic Congress Convocation :The National Black Catholic Congress Convocation is an event meant to provide guidance to black clergy on how to best preach and minister to the African-American community. ;Lay Leaders Training Workshops :Regional Lay Leaders Training Workshops are meant to provide understanding on how to reach black lapsed Catholics on a regional scale. ;Catholic High School Consortium Program :Leaders who work with NBCC, create plans to help member Catholic schools with a significant black population, determined to be 75%, to best serve themselves and the larger communities. ;''The African American Catholic Tribune Newsletter'' :The NBCC Newsletter is published four times a year and provides noteworthy information which impacts Catholic life in the African American community. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Black Catholic Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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