Kansas City Star
- When the president of the National Baptist Convention USA oversees the 130th annual meeting in Kansas City next week, he can list challenges and successes.
The country’s largest African-American denomination is expected to attract about 30,000 delegates and visitors to the downtown Convention Center Monday through Friday.
The Rev. Julius R. Scruggs said the African-American church represents stability in the black community and has consistently helped people in need. But it should do more, the president said.
“The church can do a great deal in helping with the violence, drugs and crime,” he said. “But some of the reasons for these are systemic.”
