"When twenty or thirty individuals build relationships across racial lines, that can transform those individuals. When forty or fifty congregations and organizations do the same thing, with a collective membership of more than 25,000 people, and they resolve to take action together – that can transform our entire city-parish."

Future BR Master Plan Unveiled, The Advocate

by Mark Hunter, "Bridging Differences, The Advocate

by Editorial staff, "Our Views: New Model for Change," The Advocate

"Building Relationships," by Stephanie Riegel, Baton Rouge Business Report

Over 500 participating delegates pledged institutional dues this year with an additional funds leveraged from local businesses. This was the last assembly as a sponsoring committee, which started as an African American Baptist group and transformed itself into a diverse collective of a wide array of institutions.