In 1921, the 10 members of the Baptist Mission met in their homes to pray. More than a century later, the church they founded is growing again.
In that time, San Diego has grown from under 100,000 people to the eighth-largest city in the U.S. Residents have come and gone. So too have community organizations.What began with 10 men and women going from house to house to hold prayer services blossomed into a congregation still bustling, and still a pillar of Black life in San Diego, more than 100 years later.
Soon came a storefront location in southeastern San Diego with only two small windows and no plumbing. Wooden boards were placed over boxes and Coca-Cola crates to create a pulpit and a few chairs for the pastor and any visitors. By 1925, they had raised $5,000 to build it, with congregants themselves shouldering the work. When they finished it the next year, its homemade pews could seat 275 people — signaling the grand ambitions of a church that then counted just 50.In its community, that has meant providing food vouchers and rental help for homeless people and giving young people academic scholarships.
“The core emphasis on family and emphasis on ethical and moral behavior — those are the kinds of things that distinguish this church,” said Rev. John Ringgold, the senior pastor. “We have always fought for social justice and racial equality and … fought to be a positive influence towards making all of that better,” Ringgold said.
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