In 1941, a student — Jack Baldwin — dressed up in the way he thought an old-timey Baptist deacon would look like on a dare from his fraternity brother: top hat, tuxedo, and black umbrella.

A church deacon who used a crossbow to kill another motorist was convicted of first-degree murder and immediately sentenced to life in prison. Jurors in New Beford, Mass., Thursday rejected Donald … ...

Literally the "hat was passed" in the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church at the Thanksgiving Day service. The Rev. Dr. Parkhurst announced, prior to the taking up of the collection, that owing to ...

A deacon at the First Baptist Church in Leesburg is arrested in a child sex case.

Immanuel Baptist Church Lead Pastor Steven Smith received a vote of confidence from the board of deacons Sunday evening, with 59% supporting him and 41% opposing him, deacon Chairman Greg Crain ...

A deacon at the First Baptist Church in Leesburg was arrested Friday in a child sex case.Lake County Sheriff's Office deputies said Thomas Halsey sexually abused a young girl for two years.Must ...

A member of the Immanuel Baptist Church board of deacons told his fellow deacons Thursday that Lead Pastor Steven Smith lacks integrity and needs to depart for the good of the Little Rock ...

According to the NCAA, Baldwin took up a fraternity brother's dare and dressed up as he thought an old-time Baptist deacon would, donning a top hat and tuxedo and carrying a black umbrella.

What exactly is a Demon Deacon? Some College World Series fans aren't quite sure.

FARGO - Fargo Shanley's Haley Greving scored a hat trick during a 10-0 win over Grand Forks Central in Eastern Dakota Conference girls soccer Tuesday.

A 76-year-old Baptist deacon was charged Wednesday with lewd and lascivious molestation after admitting he touched a young church member, Clearwater police said.

Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church celebrated the additions of Edgar L. Williams Sr. and Aspasia Williams to its deacon and deaconess boards, respectively. The ordination service was celebrated ...