by Michelle Wilson Bradley --
Vinvecca B. Gray will be officially installed as the senior pastor at Golden Leaf Church, 1439 N. Hollywood, on April 7 at 3 p.m.
“I am still in awe (as to) what God has done,” said...
by Shambreon Richardson, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
A mission trip to Haiti in January left lasting impressions and life-lessons that have affected my spiritual orbit for the better.
I mentioned my journey during a meeting with my internship supervisor...
“Speaking Truth to Power Through Character, Integrity and Humility” was the theme as Memphis Theological Seminary presented the 32nd annual Rev. Dr. Henry Logan Starks Scholarship Endowment Dinner at First Baptist Church-Broad (Feb. 28).
The keynote address as delivered by...
Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson set the precursor of Black History Month in 1926 with Negro History Week, the second week in February. The celebration was set between the birthdays of legendary abolitionist Frederick Douglass and “The Great Emancipator” President...
by Michelle Wilson Bradley, Special to The New Tri-State Defender
More than 800 people attended the 17th annual “Memphis Living Legends 2019” service at New Sardis Baptist Church on Feb. 24.
“This is a day of celebration where we honor so...
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Davis will become superintendent of the Mississippi River District in the Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church beginning March 1.
Davis follows the Rev. Kevin Conrad who will become senior pastor of Cookeville First UMC...
Monumental Baptist Church is where the Rev. Samuel "Billy" Kyles pastored for more than five decades. The church’s annual tributes to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. became notable, hosting attendees eager to hear Kyles’ unique, eyewitness details...
Castalia Baptist Church, 2180 Airways Blvd., is accepting applications for its fourteenth annual college tour.
Under trustee Meka Egwuekwe, the church will lead more than 40 high school students on a tour of seven historically black college campuses in Alabama...
The sound of worship will waft from the Studio on the Square shortly after the 9 a.m. hour on Sunday (Jan. 20) as the Rev. Dr. Noel G. L. Hutchinson Jr. ushers in a new ministry.
Dubbed the Greater Works...
There was no separation of church and state Tuesday morning during the 28th Annual Prayer Breakfast as pastors prayed fervently for the city and elected officials stirred supporters with projections and promises in the new year.
It was a mix...