They liked their emotive form of worship and saw no reason to cast it aside. Nevertheless, most black Southerners ended up joining independent black churches that had been formed in the North ...

New Salem Baptist Church was constructed in 1921 for their Black community and served as a central gathering hub as well as a ...

To address this pressing issue, Dr. Bridget Winfrey, owner of Purpose Found Inc., is hosting the second annual Black Men's Worship, Spiritual Care, and Mental Health Day this Saturday. Dr. Winfrey ...

hopes to see Black churches engage in public advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights in the same ways he’s seen those churches lend their voice to other social issues. “The Black church has never just been ...

Some of the instruments at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, the historically and majority Black house of worship, are the voices of its choir. Their vocal talents, accompanied by a band, help usher in ...

FILE - Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory, left, greets parishioners following Mass at St. Augustine Church in Washington in this June 2019 photo. Gregory was the first African American in charge ...

His church is not alone, as other predominantly Black congregations are taking similar steps. Turner said he got the idea from the Rev. Otis Moss III of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago ...

The Toliver Chapel Student Showcase, which will shed light on the volume of topics found in the study of African American ...

“I look forward to coming to church. That’s a big day in my life,” Zacharias said. St. Matthews was the first African-American congregation in Sewickley when the late Rev. Daniel B. Matthews ...