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Black Church in Detroit series examines youth in the church

Season 54 Episode 4

Our “Black Church in Detroit” series looks at how to engage young people in the church. Host Stephen Henderson sits down with Pastor Ovella Davis, Rev. Jonathan Betts Fields and Bishop Herman Starks to discuss why some young African Americans attend church on a regular basis, while others stay away.

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