On a recent Sunday morning in Northeast Portland, six women gathered around a folding table inside Hughes Community Church, ...

While a time to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ, according to Biblical accounts, Easter Sunday is also a gathering of ...

Pastors and congregations nationwide are opening their pantries, expanding outreach, and living out the call to feed “the least of these.” “I am not going to hold Giving Sunday today; it would be ...

(RNS) — Released during or close to Black History Month, the books provide a faith-oriented look at African American history and analyses of women in ministry and changing demographics and technology.

Black churches have been a staple of support for Black families throughout the decades. One important aspect of that support, which continues to evolve, are their programs and aids for youth. Those ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started ...

Faith, fellowship and family collide at the Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church, a tightly knit congregation tucked just off the roads of Gladeview. For decades, the pulpit at this historic Black ...

EDITORS’ NOTE: The Sunday streets of the borough of churches still vibrate with gospel chords, yet inside many of Brooklyn’s storied Black sanctuaries, the choir lofts have thinned dramatically.