Many of the white congregations in Richmond used a similar style when constructing their churches.
This same action angered members of his white congregation.
Huffman is not the first white congregation he has led.
Another result of the shooting has been a reaching out between white and black congregations.
Four had predominantly white congregations, and one was black.
However, due to the prevailing racism of the period, the denomination found it difficult to retain white congregations.
Queen of Angels parish was founded in the 1930's because its members were not welcomed by white congregations.
He was also the first African-American minister of a white congregation.
Many in the white congregations at established churches have died or moved away.
But by the mid-1930's the existing white congregation at St. James' was diminishing.