In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...

On Juneteenth, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Williamsburg to rebuild the African Baptist meeting house. The church ...

Mother Emanuel AME church made an ecumenical gesture for the commemoration of a racist shooting that killed nine of its Black ...

Community members gathered on Thursday for an evening of music and celebration to mark Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating ...

Pastor Robert Anthony of Blue Run Baptist Church, Barboursville, has history on his mind. The church he has led for the past year will celebrate its 250th anniversary on Sunday, June 23 ...

As the clock nears midnight on New Year’s Eve, many African American churches and households across the country gather not to ...

They were celebrating Kirby’s 39th anniversary ... to the church. “Times have been hard, with things like COVID and when voices are trying to be heard through the Black Lives Matter movement ...

Rapidan Baptist Church is celebrating a large milestone—its 250th anniversary. The church was officially constituted in 1773 as Rapid Ann, formed by Elijah Craig, James Reed, Samuel Harriss and ...

The congregation of the Greater Little Zion Baptist Church in Fairfax, Virginia invites the community to join them as they celebrate their 127th Anniversary on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 9:45 a.m. The ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

At Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church, which celebrated its 130th anniversary Sunday, everybody knows the history of the congregation. And they are proud to tell of the consistency, the faith ...

“A decade ago, a white supremacist driven by hatred for Black people opened fire inside the sacred walls of Emanuel AME ...