Abstract
Functions of the black church for black aged may be considered an important issue in the study of black aging because of the manner in which these functions may impact transition and adjustment of blacks to old age. However, the importance of functions of the black church in the black aging process may be seen only insofar as it is possible to explore systematically the context in which these functions occur. One manner in which black church functions may be explicated is in terms of a socio-historical model adapted from Roth1 which focuses on configurational patterns whose bases are in historical experience and which have a bearing on church functions.