Interview of Father Lawrence Goode by Meda Okelo. Topics include: family migration from South Carolina to Redwood City; why he became a priest; after ordained in 1964, his first parish in Gilroy, where he served a Spanish community; being transferred to St. Francis of Assisi Church in 2003; the diverse congregation at St. Francis; the challenges of the clergy in the 2000’s; forming the Ministerial Alliance in reaction to the gang violence; his personal shock at the violence; what makes EPA unique, like incorporation; the unusual diversity of St. Francis; notable people; how the church helping establish youth programs contributed to the creation of the EPA Boys and Girls Club; naming a St. Francis youth sports field after Police Officer Richard May; vision for EPA including economic diversity and reversing the pre-incorporation land grab; vision for St. Francis; and the history of the church including the Kavanaugh family donating the land.