“When it is known that you have some interest in church governance, your body of work becomes relevant,” said Bishop David Allen Hall, newly elected prelate to the Church of God in Christ General Board.
“I ran a good race...
The Memphis District Laymen, which is composed of 72 Baptist churches in the City of Memphis, has joined with University of Memphis Tigers Men’s Basketball Coach Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway to host the official golf tournament of the Southern Heritage...
(The Rev. Noel G. L. Hutchinson Jr., mission director for the Progressive National Baptist Convention), will be in Rwanda from December 3-8 for a leadership conference with 200-plus pastors from throughout the African country. A keynote speaker, the Memphis-based...
For Bishop David A. Hall Sr., Monday (Nov. 7) was the day of his dreams.
“It was a completely humbling experience,” said Hall. “From my election to the (Church of God in Christ) General Board in March of last year,...
Union Valley Baptist Church, long the pastoral home of the late Rev. Herbert O. Kneeland, will be the venue for two upcoming celebrations of his life.
Rev. Kneeland died at his home on Sunday (Nov. 28) after an extended illness. He...
Rome, Italy – A group of global reparations leaders met with the Vatican this week to discuss the Catholic Church’s role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, and the need for the Church to formally address its role with a Papal...
“If Free Joe and the original church members could see us here today, they would be absolutely astounded. I think it would be unbelievable to them that we have progressed like we have from their humble beginnings,” said Pastor...
Memphis Theological Seminary just broadened its focus in providing Christian Education in the context of “The Black Church,” thanks to a $1,000,000 grant from the prestigious Lily Endowment.
“Establishing ‘The House of Black Church Studies’ is an extremely significant development...
An age-old tradition was honored recently as a revered pastor was laid to rest – the unveiling of the mourning drapes, or the mourning drapery.
In the African-American church, upon the death of the senior pastor, his or her chair...
Uplift Westwood Community Development Corporation and the Tennessee Valley Authority recently joined Mt. Vernon Baptist-Westwood leaders after a Sunday service to dedicate land for a long-held dream for Southwest Memphis – Westwood Community Garden.
“It has been a vision of...