The church has been a vital part of the Democrats' outreach to Black communities but declining attendance among younger voters poses a problem.

Congregants at the historic Durham, North Carolina, church cooled themselves with fans reading “Black voters matter.” Speakers wearing “VOTE” T-shirts stood at a lectern draped in African ...

The Church of England reckons that 35 to 50 million people visit churches each year as tourists; on average, a parish church ...

Beverly Anderson stood before the statue of Mother Mary Lange and quietly cried tears of joy. “We’ve never had a saint, even ...

In 1975, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes laid down a melodic mandate that applies to our times: “Wake up, everybody / No more ...

St. Philip the Evangelist Episcopal Church in Southeast D.C. closes after 137 years. A final service marks the end of a ...

Starr Brown, a Black trans woman, was killed in Memphis Tenn. on April 19, 2024. Lit votives are on empty seats with the ...

A 117-year-old historically-Black church in Missouri is getting much-needed restoration work thanks to a grant from the National Heritage fund — and a crew of about a dozen volunteer builders.

These two stories—of the Norths, their neighbors, and their congregation, Friendship Baptist; and of the White members and ...

DALLAS — The Black church is the historical hub of Black traditions and advocacy. Salem Institutional Baptist Church has been that hub for 136 years. It is in sunny South Dallas. “One of the ...