Christ Church Cathedral, Indianapolis

What this church does very well: 1. Outreach to Hispanic and LGBT communities. 2. Gorgeous services, CD-quality music from the choir every week. 3. Socially engaged with the community. (If you are a political or social conservative, you probably won't like this church. Consider attending an ACNA church, instead.) 4. Not afraid to make political or social statements, based in Scripture (putting the Holy Family in a cage as a protest against the really cruel and inhumane policies of Donald Trump and Greg Abbott). 5. Summer strawberry festival. DO NOT MISS THIS IF YOU ARE IN INDY IN JUNE!!! Where this church needs work: 1. Welcoming newcomers. I attended this church for six weeks and was not greeted one time during those six weeks, so eventually I left. 2. Cliques. There are strong cliques in play at this church. The parish as a whole needs to work on disengaging these cliques and making newcomers feel welcomed.

The Fisk University Jubilee Singers, our Fisk University Jubilee Singers performed here a few weeks ago. Christ Church did an exceptional task of hosting these Grammy Award Winning World Renowned Singers. I am especially humbled in that my Great, Great Uncle Reverend Dr. Willis R. Revels was one of the first Preachers on this land before Christ Church was moved here. You see the first African American Church Bethel Cathedral A.M.E was once home here until a fire burned the church to the ground. Humbly submitted, Ambassador-at-large Dr. Angela J. Nealy, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Fisk University Class of 1983 Indiana University 1998 Trinity International University of Ambassador's 2021