A federal judge ruled on Friday, February 13 in favor of Metropolitan Community Churches (MCC) and other denominations with an injunction prohibiting immigration enforcement from operating in and ...

Dr. R.A. Vernon's month-long speaking tour at Cleveland Metropolitan School District high schools drew criticism from a local blogger who objected to religious leaders giving speeches during the ...

DANIA BEACH, Fla. — The former head of a national organization of black Baptist churches, who spent four years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from the group, lost his bid Wednesday to lead ...

A packed First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Upper Marlboro, Maryland listens as Gov. Wes Moore speaks during the funeral service for gospel icon Richard Smallwood. Credit: Robert R. Roberts ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Thousands of fans of gospel music giant Richard Smallwood bid him farewell in a music-filled funeral on Saturday (Jan. 24), as family and friends of the composer ...

Thousands of friends, family, public officials and fans of composer and gospel artist Richard Smallwood filled First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Maryland for a spirited farewell to the “Maestro” on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNITED STATES - JANUARY 14: Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., center, joins the Howard University Gospel Choir and the Metropolitan ...

Photo by Derek Redd Members of Lava Ave. Baptist Church and Metropolitan Baptist Church spent Tuesday putting together booklets of the Gospel of John and Book of Romans, translated into German, to be ...

Gospel music icon Richard Smallwood died Tuesday at age 77 from complications related to kidney failure, a representative confirmed. He was best known for gospel standards such as "Total Praise" and ...

Dallas firefighters spray water on hot spots after a fire destroyed the First Baptist Church chapel in downtown Dallas, Saturday, July 20, 2024. Brandon Wade / Special Contributor First Baptist Dallas ...

Pensacola is set to hire the group that will write the master plan for the old Baptist Hospital, as demolition work will begin in January. But what exactly has and hasn’t been decided about the future ...

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker got married to real estate executive Alexis Lewis, the New Jersey Democrat announced in a Sunday social media post. Booker, 56, said that he and Lewis, 38, said “I do” in “two ...