About Enth Church
A Prophetic, Purposed, and Poetic community shaped by the Spirit, grounded in justice, and alive with purpose.
Who We Are
Grounded in the Prophetic Gospel of Christ, shaped by the Black Prophetic Imagination, and expressed through Prophetic Hip-Hop Theory, Enth Church is building a Beloved Community rooted in authenticity and introspection, and grounded in righteousness and justice for all people.
We live where truth is proclaimed, imagination is formed, and culture becomes a language for what is real.
Mission Statement
To cultivate a prophetic community where spiritual transformation inspires all people to imagine freely, act justly, and live boldly in alignment with God’s way.
Vision Statement
A Prophetic, Purposed, and Poetic people living fully into their spiritual call and shaping a world with imagination, creativity, and justice.
Our Framework
Enth Church is shaped by three foundational pillars that guide how we understand God, interpret our lives, and engage the world.
Prophetic. Purposed. Poetic.
- Prophetic: The Prophetic Gospel of Christ
This is our source of truth. It tells the truth about what is, exposes distortion, and reveals what God is doing. - Purposed: The Black Prophetic Imagination
This is our vision of what is possible. It forms how we see, imagine, and move toward restoration. - Poetic: Prophetic Hip-Hop Theory
This is our point of resonance. It shapes how we communicate, interpret, and embody truth in lived experience.
What We Believe
At Enth Church, our faith is rooted in the Prophetic Gospel of Christ, shaped by the Black Prophetic Imagination, and expressed through Prophetic Hip-Hop Theory. These foundational commitments guide how we live, worship, and work together to embody a transformative gospel that speaks to the realities of our world.
Our Theology
Our theology is centered on the Prophetic Gospel of Christ and shaped by the prophetic promise “to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living” (Amos 5:24 NLT).
We embody the gospel as a prophetic people who proclaim good news, reclaim what has been forsaken, and participate in God’s justice by restoring what’s been broken, healing what’s been wounded, and making whole what’s been denied.
Our Lens
We understand Blackness as a lived experience, a cultural sensibility, and a sacred lens through which we see God’s justice, community, and transformation at work in the world. It is not a limit but a liberating perspective that invites all people to imagine what is possible.
Our Cultural Expression
Our ministry lives at the intersection of race, faith, hip-hop, and justice, drawing from prophetic and liberation traditions around the world. These traditions teach us that faith must be embodied, culture can be sacred, and justice is the visible expression of God’s love in community.
Prophetic Hip-Hop Theory shapes how we approach culture, authenticity, identity, and creative expression. We recognize the rhythm of testimony and storytelling as powerful tools for truth and resistance.
Our Theological Lineage
Our theological lineage includes the prophets of scripture and the prophetic voices who carried that witness into modern history, from the freedom songs of the enslaved to the Black Power Statement of 1966, where the National Committee of Negro Churchmen issued a prophetic call to repentance for the nation and justice within the church. Their words echo through our ministry as we live out the prophetic gospel of Christ in our time.
We also draw from prophetic and liberation theologians like James Cone, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Kelly Brown Douglas, and Delores S. Williams. Each speaks to a different dimension of the prophetic arc that shapes Enth Church. Cone and Gutiérrez call us to liberation that transforms systems and restores community. Douglas teaches that faith must confront racial injustice wherever it lives, and Williams reminds us that survival and imagination are sacred forms of resistance. Together, they reveal that theology is not only what we believe, but how we live, hope, and build.
Our history includes the prophetic movements that led to the end of apartheid in South Africa, Latin American base communities, and the urban ministry movements of the United States. These moments stand as living testimonies that God’s Spirit is always moving among those shaped by struggle, calling forth courage, justice, and restoration.
We are part of a global and historical community of believers who see the gospel as spiritual, personal, social, and structural dimensions of life.
Our Commitment
We are committed to meeting the needs of all people seeking wholeness, justice, and restoration. Through an innovative partnership with the progressive strands of the United Methodist Church, we are forming a new expression of ministry that reflects the realities and rhythms of our world today.
We are forming a people who live in alignment with God’s way, embody justice in community, and participate in the restoration of what has been broken.
Enth Church is the operating name for The Cultural Soul Project, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Every tax-deductible gift fuels our work of formation, creativity, and justice as we build the Beloved Community and spread joy to the Enth degree.