Mission

The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston (BMA) was founded during the 1960s civil rights movement with a mission to provide spiritual nurture to clergy, advocacy and program services for the larger Black community. Starting as an inter-denominational group of 20 clergy, the BMA has grown to become an inclusive alliance of churches, faith- and community-based organizations reaching around 20,000 ethnically diverse parishioners/clients in Greater Boston. Today, the BMA fulfills its mission by serving as an intermediary organization working in partnership, with over 100 nonprofits annually to make services delivered to low-income families and our communities more meaningful and effective.