white churches

White churches are Christian congregations whose membership is predominantly or exclusively white, particularly in the American context where racial segregation—both legal and de facto—historically divided worship along color lines.

The term often carries implicit critique, highlighting how Sunday morning remains among the most segregated hours in American life: White churches were slow to address civil rights.

The phrase may also describe the physical structures themselves, with their characteristic white-painted clapboard exteriors common in rural America.