On 14 December 2016, Trinity Church Wall Street in New York, USA, convened a Trinity Institute Dialogue on the 2016 U.S. presidential election featuring theologian James Alison and Duncan Morrow, Director of Community Engagement at the University of Ulster (Belfast, UK).
A short answer to the question about the role of the church in encouraging a greater sense of community (streamed video, 03:03) can be watched here
The full conversation (streamed video, 1:31:27):