Poverty and Religion

Rev. Perkins is the founder and minister-at-large for Voice of Calvary Ministries, and evangelical group noted for its promotion of racial reconciliation and social justice. Rev. Perkins born a sharecropper, believes a church should challenge all economic systems- socialism, capitalism, communism- in helping he poor. He has stared housing co-ops. Christian healthcare centers, and thrift stores. Rev. Perkins, listed as a Distinguished Black American for 1978, 1979, and 1980, has spoken at over 150 colleges.
Part of the National Affairs Series: Poverty - The Great American Nightmare.