if he doesnt respect all americans how can he serve all americans and i am absolutely totally thankfully for that matter he said but she added i had the great blessing of being raised by a family and church that instilled in me a deep and abiding christian faith and practice what is encouraging to me is her being here is not breaking news before the conventions clinton received support from 89 percent of registered black voters who were polled about a twoway race trump got only 4 percent that is to talk about my own faith how it led me to a life of service how it will guide me as president she said dr jerry young the president of the national baptist convention also took a veiled dig at trump during his introduction i am sure some of you are sick and tired of politicians who just show up at election time you and your congregations deserve more clinton said at the national baptist convention in kansas city mo this evening i happen to be a born and raised methodist but ive been married to a southern baptist for more than 40 years she said she said of trump clinton recalled how sometimes people ask her are you a praying person and i tell them if i wasnt one before whew one week living in the white house or on the campaign trail wouldve turned me into a praying person she exclaimed trump has struggled to gain support among black voters and his numbers dropped among the group following the july conventions according to the latest abc newswashington post poll which was released aug 7 trump tells black church members in detroit he is there to learn donald trump aims to build on what little black support he has echoes of trumps controversial central park jogger letter linger in campaign rhetoric clinton took direct aim at trump criticizing his support of the birther conspiracy theories that question president obamas status as a naturalborn american across this great country youve welcomed me into your congregations with open arms and open hearts she said you know better than anyone that people who look at the african american community and see only poverty crime and despair are missing so much she said in an earlier veiled reference 151 hillary clinton stressed her connections to the historically black churches today on the campaign trail taking a veiled shot at her republican rival donald trump who made his first trip to a black church on the campaign trail this past weekend and has been making a pitch for the africanamerican vote today for a few minutes i want to leave aside the politics and do something that doesnt always come naturally to a midwestern methodist after the conventions that gap widened with clinton receiving 92 percent of black support and trump receiving only 2 percent during the remarks the first in four stronger together speeches she will deliver this month