Ryan Mack: An Open Letter to the Black Church
By Ryan MackPosted on 02/25/12The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Expenditure Survey in the year of 2008 calculated the average annual contribution of Black households to religious organizations was $683. With well over 9 million Black households in America, that means well over $6 billion in 2008 was contributed to Black churches across the country. What is done with this money and are the churches doing all they can to make sure this money is fruitful?
In the year of 2008 I spoke with over 80 pastors in the NYC area to discuss how they can more effectively use their church as an empowerment vehicle these are just a few of my findings…
•Pastors who couldn’t even tell you what their phone bill was for the past 3 months, let alone give a good record of the uses of the tithes and offerings they accumulate...
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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
104 Elizabeth Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-472-7619
Rev. Randolph Stackhouse
Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ
347 Cortland Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-472-1645
Bishop Robert W. Jones
Apostolic Teaching & Healing
1640 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-472-4403
Rev. David L Matthews
Bellgrove Missionary Baptist Church
219 W. Castle St.
Syracuse, NY 13204
No phone number available
Bethany Baptist Church
149 Beattie Street
Syracuse, NY 13224
315- 446-5080
Bethel Community COGIC
200 Gillespie Avenue
Camillus, NY 13219
315-488-0929
Bethesda Temple Pentecostal Church
711 East Fayette Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-471-0907
Rev. Willie K. Mitchell
Bethlehem Revival Temple
610 Willis Avenue
Syracuse, NY
315-474-9793
Elder Willie Graham
Bethlehem Temple of Apostolic Faith
1901 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-425-9267
Elder Leon Walker
Beulah Baptist Church
146 Palmer Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13204
315-425-1920
Rev. Alphonso Williams
Bread of life COGIC
311 Burnet Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13203
315-479-9115
Elder Theodore Montgomery
Brotherly Love COGIC
1234 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-475-6233
Elder Wallace Barkins, Sr.
Central Baptist Church
1926 Midland Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-475-5012
Rev. Milton Kornegay
Christ Missionary Baptist Church
319 West Kennedy Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-476-7560
Rev. Lesslev Gilmore
Church Heavenly of Vision
121 Rose Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-472-0080
Church House of Levites COGIC
215 Oakwood Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-471-4133
Rev. James Pertillar
Community Temple COGIC
1300 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13207
No phone number available
Rev. Samuel Wagner
Crossroads Church of God by Faith
2338 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-423-9356
Elder C. Tolbert, Sr
East Gate COGIC
362 Hudson Street
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-449-0143
Eternal Hope Worship Church
1507 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
315-479-8397
Elder Alfred Cage
Evangelical COGIC
4325 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-469-1408
Elder Kenneth Reed
Faith By Love Family Worship
523 West Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
315-475-0162
Rev. Leroy Legette, Sr.
Faith Missionary Baptist Church
435 Rich Street
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-478-0279
Rev. Delbert Young
Faith Tabernacle COGIC
1617 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-478-0441
Elder Nonnie Holliman
Fountain of Life COGIC
700 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-469-5766
Rev. Jonathan Stephens
Four Square Gospel COGIC
2 18 Webster Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-476-2538
Elder Kenneth E. Clark
Full Gospel Church of the Lord Jesus
134 West Roswell Avenue
Nedrow, NY 13102
315-469-7073
Bishop James Stewart
Gethsemane Baptist Church
372 W. Matson Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-469-7343
Rev. James Young, Sr.
God's Temple of Faith
1501 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-476-5009
Bishop Leroy McClain, Sr.
God’s Way Church of Jesus
1800 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-476-5009
Rev. Larry Ellis
Gospel Temple COGIC
571 Oakwood Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-478-7375
Elder James P. Lorick
Greater Holy Temple of Apostolic Faith
643 West Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-424-8159
Bishop Alvin J. Nelson
Greater Love in Christ
2026 Midland Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-472-5161
Greater New Testament MBC
1121 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-422-9777
Rev. Andre' Dowdell
Hebrew Baptist Church
1409 South McBride Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-479-0944
Holy Ghost Headquarters House of Prayer
110 Palmer Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13204
315-475-6124
Holy Tabernacle COGIC
109 Thompson Road
Nedrow, NY
315-492-1531
Elder O.C. Drummer
Hopps Memorial CME Church
1110 South State Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-475-0191
Rev. Kevin J. Agee
House of Disciples
1227 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-422-1956
House of God
302 Garfield Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
No phone number available
Elder R.B. Delee
Light House of Love Ministries
128 Grand Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13217
315-422-6100
Rev. Carolyn Williams
Living Savior Deliverance Church
826 Cannon Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
No phone number available
Living Water COGIC
121 Huron Street
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-475-8969
Elder Nebraski Carter
Manifest Ministries
P.O. Box 11152
Syracuse, NY 13218
315-472-9142
Elder Vernon House
Metro Harvest Assembly of God
1808 East Fayette Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-424-7777
Mount Pleasant MB Church
116 W. Corning Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-478-2135
Rev. Daris Clark
New Beginnings Unity MBC
588 Delaware Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
315-476-4655
New Birth Ministries Fellowship
121 Crescent Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13206
No phone number available
Bishop Jimmie Smiley
New Covenant Baptist Church
107 East Beard Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-476-3737
Rev. Colette Matthews
New Hope MB Church
241 West Lafayette Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-476-8961
Rev. Leamon Dowdell
New Jerusalem COGIC
1641 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-478-2382
Elder James Jones
New Jerusalem MB Church
1034 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-478-4652
Rev. Jimmie L. McMillon
New Morning Star MB Church
317 East Jefferson Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-474-1238
New Salem Baptist Church
516 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13204
315-424-1956
New Zion Church of Deliverance
108 Daisy Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
315-475-1949
Rev. Luvenia Capers
Payton Temple COGIC
1816 Midland Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-472-2242
Elder Eugene Akins
People's AME Zion Church
2306 South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-472-1198
Rev. Daren C. Jaime
Pilgrim Holiness Church
310 Hatch Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-475-2200
Sister Wallick
Power in Faith Church
920 Euclid Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
No phone number available
Rev. Rayford Taylor
Refuge Tabernacle COGIC
311 Oakwood Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-425-1951
Elder Burnell Reid, Sr.
Refuge Temple of Syracuse
1909 South Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-478-0351
Second Olivet Missionary Baptist Church
818 S. West Street (New Church under construction)
Syracuse, NY 13201
315-475-4124
Rev. Aaron James
Shield of Faith Ministries
P.O. Box 844- Colvin Station
Syracuse, NY 13205
No phone number available
Pastor Willie L. Sanders
Solid Rock COGIC
P.O. Box 405
Syracuse, NY 13205
No phone number available
Rev. Willie Graham
Southern Missionary Baptist Church
3143 Midland Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315469-1610
Pastor G. Gregg Murray
Sovereign Grace Baptist Church
2225 East Fayette Street
Syracuse, NY 13224
315- 446-7619
Syracuse Salt of the Earth Ministries
713 West Fayette Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-423-3829
Rev. Frankie Jackson
The King's Healing Room COGIC
601 Irving Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-478-0809
Elder Brian Hill
The Promise Land Church
135 Walter Drive
Syracuse, NY 13206
315-432-5472
Rev. Erik Eure
Trinity COGIC
222 West Pleasant Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-476-9880
True Christian Community Church
119 ½ Lexington Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-471-0043
Rev. Walter Blue
True Vine Baptist Church
353 Rich Street
Syracuse, NY 13207
315-478-0429
Rev. Chauncey D. Brown
True Vine COGIC
111 Furman Street
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-475-0280
Elder Martin Chaplain
Tucker Missionary Baptist Church
515 Oakwood Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13205
315-475-8175
Rev. Leslie J. Johnson, II
Victory Temple
213 Van Buren Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-425-9405
Rev. H. Bernard Alex