Welcome to Sankofa Sunday: University Praise & Worship at Stanford! The history of Black Church at Stanford dates back to 1989 when several students and the then Associate Dean Rev. Floyd Thompkins formed a worshipping community to meet the spiritual and cultural yearnings of the Black Community at Stanford. After a robust History the service was discontinued until 2022 when the need once again led by students and staff began to revive Black Church as an occasional service once a month.