Despite claims that it is no longer relevant, the Black church continues to play a vital role in addressing systemic racism and advocating for justice. The Black church is mischaracterized as ...

Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church in Odessa is a refined brick building built in 1881 by free Black residents. The church and adjacent social hall closed in 1998 due to declining membership and ...

NOW, THIS CHURCH IS ON A HILLTOP IN PICKENS COUNTY IN PUMPKINTOWN. IT WAS CHOSEN FROM AMONG 622 APPLICATIONS NATIONWIDE FOR THIS 2025 GRANT. THE STORY OF THE UPSTATE’S OLDEST BLACK CHURCH HAS ...

A historically Black church in Detroit just received a major gift of nearly $500,000 to help restore the building to its former glory. "There are mechanical things that need to be done ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The origins of the Black church in America can be traced back to slavery, when the enslaved would meet secretly, to sing and pray. The Black church has long played a ...

CAPE MAY — As a construction team reshapes the interior of a historic Black church on Franklin Street, the hope is to preserve its history, not to bury it. Built in 1888, the Allen African ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - As part of Black History Month, we’re highlighting a church in Savannah with historic ties to the Underground Railroad and Civil Rights Movement. The First African Baptist ...

TONIGHT WE CONTINUE OUR CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY WITH A LOOK AT ONE OF THE INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE. CHURCH AND FAITH HAVE A DEEP FOUNDATION IN BLACK HISTORY. A MOMENT OF ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Time has taken its toll on some of the stained-glass windows and hand-stenciled ceiling beams at Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco. The 96-year-old historic Black church is in ...

A proposal in the state budget calls for Virginia Commonwealth University to relinquish control of a historic Black church in downtown Richmond. The language, which former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder ...