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The founder of a group called Women of Color in Ministry estimates that less than one in 10 Black Protestant congregations are led by a woman. USA, — No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of . . .
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Black History Month has been recognized by every president since Gerald Ford in 1976. But with the interpretation of that history now under scrutiny in states like Florida, some Black congregations are returning to their roots serving as both the church house and school house. Female faith leaders tell CBN News they’re […]
Two of the largest Black church groups in Georgia are formally uniting for the first time to mobilize Black voters in the battleground state ahead of the November presidential election. The two congregations, the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, plan to combine their resources and their more than 140,000 parishioners […]
Some were designed by African American architects. A handful were founded by emancipated former slaves, another by a veteran of the Union Army’s U.S. Colored Troops in Mississippi. Their styles range from Romanesque Revival and Neoclassical Revival to contextual modernism; one is a rare, wood-framed antebellum structure, its exterior marked by a modest cornice and […]
OMAHA — A North Omaha landmark, built more than a century ago, is part of a national wave of religious buildings that will share $4 million awarded last week under a program to protect the legacy of America’s Black churches. The former Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church, 3105 N. 24th St., is to benefit from a […]
By Jessica Pumphrey National (TN Tribune)-National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is awarding $4 million in its second round of Preserving Black Churches grants to 31 historic Black churches across the U.S. Notably, two of the churches selected for grants are located in Tennessee. Henderson Chapel AME Zion Church in […]
05 January 2024 ADELLE M BANKS United StatesRNS Black majority congregations in the US, known for their high levels of community outreach during the COVID-19 pandemic, have remained the most stable in combined attendance – in person and online – compared with multi-racial and white majority congregations. But they are also facing the greatest monetary […]
Mayor Brandon Johnson looks on as Grace and Peace Church Pastor John Zayas speaks about efforts to help shelter the 1,250 migrants sleeping at Chicago police stations and at O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 28, 2023. (Heather Cherone / WTTW News) Mayor Brandon Johnson celebrated on Tuesday a renewed effort by 17 Chicago churches to […]
25 October 2023 ADELLE M BANKS and YONAT SHIMRON United StatesRNS In the riverfront city of New Bern, North Carolina, Peletah Ministries, like many houses of worship since COVID-19 struck, offers Sunday services to those who can’t get to church for health or other reasons. But in these days of Zoom and other internet-based communications, the […]
The 30 or so people who logged on to hear about the trans-Atlantic slave trade Wednesday night was just what Pastor Kenneth Johnson had hoped for – a sign that his congregation in Fort Pierce, Florida, was interested in learning more about Black history. The hour-long video class was the first of a series Friendship […]