This study aims to understand the social networking dynamics between ethnic groups in a multi-ethnic congregation with no ethnic majority. Although Sunrise Church has successfully integrated its congregation with various ethnicities I would like to research the degree of social networks that have developed between individual relationships. I hope to provide understanding to Christian leaders on how they can develop and maintain healthy social networking in their multi-ethnic churches as diversification increases.

My research among the members of Sunrise Church will seek to (A) quantify the percentage of individuals that have developed social networks with various ethnicities (B) identifying the factors that facilitated the development of racially/ethnically diverse social networks within the church, (C) identify the factors that disrupt the development of diverse social networks (D) recommend to church leaders the strategies/programs to overcome those disruptive factors and increase the building of healthy cross racial/ethnic relationships.