The Black church is the backbone of the African American community. In addition to its spiritual function, churches provide social services including education, employment, political mobilization ...

A white church with green trim has sat on the corner of 10th Street and Grady Avenue in Charlottesville since 1939. In the 84 years that have passed since it ...

Over 200 years, Black church makes history, shapes Richmond. By JEFF E. SCHAPIRO • Richmond Times-Dispatch Sep 13, 2020 Sep 13, 2020; 0; 1 of 2 ...

FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A 100-year-old historically Black church in Frostproof is still completely surrounded in water following Hurricane Ian. “I have concerns about my church all the time. I stay ...

Kevin Colantonio had pleaded guilty to trying to burn down a predominantly Black Pentecostal church in North Providence R.I., near his home.

Kevin Colantonio, 36, was sentenced to 78 months in prison for attempting to burn down a predominantly Black church. Colantonio pleaded guilty to arson and obstruction of religious freedom, as ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — People of faith gathered again at Mother Emanuel AME on Tuesday just like they did 10 years ago, searching for God’s truth and His love in the church fellowship hall ...

The shooting 10 years ago at Emanuel AME Church, a historic Black church also known as “Mother Emanuel," shocked the nation. Members− including Cynthia, a librarian − were at Bible study ...

The Acting U.S. Attorney Sara Bloom announced that a man was sentenced for setting multiple fires around a predominantly Black church in North Providence.

READING, Pa. - The community celebrated Black History Month in Berks County. The Zion Baptist Church in Reading recognized small businesses, particularly Black-owned businesses in the area.

On Juneteenth, No Man Should Own Another. In 1775, a Church Where Black & White Could Worship Together Bull Run Regional Park’s emancipation history is honored.