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The historic Nineteenth Street Baptist Church announces the installation of Rev. Kevin Lamár Peterman as its new senior pastor.

Prince is stepping down primarily due to health reasons but will continue to preach, just not pastor. During his tenure, Rev. Charles Prince led major structural repairs at the historic church and ...

The revolt at Houston’s Second Baptist Church started when a group of members realized they had given away their authority to vote on church business after an election in which hardly any congregants ...

After 39 years leading Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, one of the largest megachurches in the New Orleans area, Pastor Fred Luter Jr. announced Sunday that he plans to retire next fall. In his place, ...

The church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, turned Zion Church into one of China’s largest unofficial congregations, even as government pressure on Christianity increased. By Vivian Wang Reporting from ...

The pastor of one of China's biggest underground evangelical churches was arrested Friday in what appears to be a roundup of Christian leaders, and his family and followers fear for his safety. Pastor ...

(TriceEdneyWire.com) – The Walter Washington Convention Center was filled with thousands who came to the nation’s capital for the 54th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference ...

Reverend J. Alfred Smith clasps his hand in prayer during a worship moment at Allen Temple Baptist Church. Credit: Credit Allen Temple Baptist Church Reverend Jacqueline Thompson remembers the very ...

Calvary Baptist Church introduces Les Wesley as its new senior pastor. Wesley joined the church in the summer after serving eight years in his home state of Kentucky. Moving to Nevada was a bit of a ...

(WIB) – The Rev. Howard-John Wesley is no stranger to speaking hard truths from the pulpit. His Sept. 14 sermon at Alfred Street Baptist Church — one of the nation’s oldest historically Black ...