The church was founded in 1874 by former enslaved African Americans and their children in the Scott City community, 13 years before the city of Leeds was incorporated. According to the church, 40 ...

More than a year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, most American Jews are broadly supportive of Israel but harshly critical of its leadership and prosecution of the war on Gaza, according to an ...

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In an African-American, low-income community, about one third of the residents attend church regularly. Church attendance was associated with multiple positive health care practices. Those who ...

A major reason for the discrepancy comes from the Rehabilitation Act of 1974 and the Americans with Disabilities ... about 20% of polling places are in churches. And the raw number of religious ...

Polls show historically close race, outcome uncertain in seven battleground states Harris faces skepticism from Arab Americans in Michigan ... Emmanuel Institutional Church of God in Christ ...

But the connection between the Black church and voting is not what it used to be. African American religion in general is undergoing a metamorphosis that experts say is limiting its traditional ...

His teachings warned of imminent armageddon and he exerted total control over the lives of thousands of followers who believed him to be the apostle of God’s “one true church”. From the late ...

Church of England bishops spent time at their recent residential meeting in Oxford reflecting on questions of justice, including racial justice. They learnt about the history and legacy of African ...

“As a church historian, what do you think people will be saying about American Christianity in 200 years?” Trying not to show my surprise, I stalled for time by commending his very astute question.

You are invited to the free premier of the documentary “Americans with No Address ... 6:30pm at East Cross Church. This free event is hosted by East Cross Church, who will also provide ...

A prominent African American church in Alabama that was deeply involved in the Civil Rights Movement has been honored with an award for its historic preservation. Sixteenth Street Baptist Church of ...