The Black church derived from the idiom “The Negro church.” It originated from the: Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Protestant. According to current criticism, scholars of the humanities have published next to nothing on the portrayal of Black female characters in the church. Based on the comprehensive bibliography that is pertinent to this dissertation, I will adopt beliefs in which was earlier formed about Black female characters prior to ninetieth - century scholars and bring it to the arena of the church, with its own space of debate. I am particularly drawn to James Baldwin because he provides a fascinating study of Black female characters’ bondservant role, along with their association to the
