john's united church of christ, reverend starsky wilson presides over a congregation that is 75% blacknd 25% white. >> when you look out on the streets and protest lines you see a very diverse community working together acting together. >> reporter: st. john's was a host church for the "black lives matter freedom riders" who came from twenty states last fall to lead peaceful demonstrations. several st. john's members are now trained in techniques of non-violent protest. reverend wilson is also vice chairman of the ferguson commission, a group appointed by the governor and tasked with addressing the more complex issues of poverty, lack of affordable housing and educational opportunity in the african american community. >> we recognize that what we saw on august 9th was an exposure of the socio-economic challenges, the deep divisions that persist in our community and that is gonna require a longer-term commitment. >> reporter: another issue -- revamping community policing. >> so more training on some of these things around use of force and community relations i think would be helpful for