I don't really believe in any god or anything, but my Mum does and I was brought up to. She goes to a mainly black church -actually I don't think any white people go. It's called the New Testament Church of God.
My Mum says it was set up, like, 30 years ago because black people didn't feel at home in white churches. The white people didn't welcome them much - which sounds pretty amazing to me, but my Mum says she knows people who were asked by a white vicar not to come back!
But the other thing is that a lot of black people just like to worship in a different way. More people sort of join in, it's more interesting. You can tell the preacher is completely involved in what he's saying, and the people in the church can join in, like they call out if they agree with him, and sometimes people stand up and talk about themselves and what they believe.
The couple of times I've been to an ordinary white church it wasn't like that at all, it was sort of really formal, and you felt like you didn't dare speak. The singing's better in black churches too - though I'm not saying everyone's like a gospel singer - and everyone joins in some hymns. If I did believe in God I'd go to a black church 'cos they just seem more active and interesting.
