In this episode, I’ll wrap up the interviews that I did during my April 2015 trip to Austin by sharing my interview with Pastor Joseph Parker. The thing that I enjoyed most about talking with Pastor Parker was that, unlike my other interviews, Pastor Parker’s focused on changes in Austin from a community leader perspective rather than a personal story of migration. As the Senior Pastor at David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, located in the heart of East Austin’s Chestnut Neighborhood, Pastor Parker has worked at the policy level to try and ensure that the culture of community in East Austin is preserved. And he shared with me the community’s vision, his disappointments and his hope for the future of his beloved community.
