To bring the strength of African American religious leadership in the state to the forefront of American life, with special emphasis on public issues growing out of problems of African Americans as a racial and cultural minority:

To lift the level of African Americans economically, socially and morally, by every means appropriate to, and in unison with the spirit and teachings of Christian faith;

To unite African American churchmen throughout the state, in order to effect strategies related to the empowerment of the African American community; and

To enhance the contribution of African American churches and churchmen and their participation in the larger religious fellowship across racial and denomination lines.