Session #105 · 1997–99

Speech #1050137447

A Hispanic Congregation began through a Portuguese Sunday School class taught by the wife of the Ambassador of Cape Verde. This congregation now totals 90100 members. In 1993. a Haitian ministry was formed with 13 members. They now have 5060 members in attendance on Sunday mornings. The African Christian Fellowship. which ministered to students who had come to Washington. D.C. from their homes in Africa. outgrew their facilities at National Church and now have their own in nearby Maryland. The church has sponsored refugees from several countries including Viet Nam. Hungary and the Philippines. At present. 30 different nationalities are represented in the church.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Haitian African Vietnamese Hungarian Filipino
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural enrichment

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
Chamber
State
Gender
Date
1998-05-07
Speech ID
1050137447
Paragraph
#0
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