Black Church (AME, AME Zion and CME)
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GwenAbout 28% of Gen Z and 33% of millennial African Americans are religiously unaffiliated, Pew study finds
Roughly one in five African Americans, 21%, say they are not religiously affiliated, according to a recent Pew Research study. The rate is higher among younger adults. About...
Bishop J. Drew Sheard and Karen Clark Sheard Discuss Leadership in Detroit’s Church of God in Christ
This source doesn’t fit the GracePress campaign focus, so I haven’t written a draft. The campaign covers the African Methodist Episcopal, AME Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal and National...
Four Men Sue Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Accusing Him of Sexual Coercion
Bishop Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, faces allegations that he sexually abused four men who received his mentorship as a “spiritual...
Four Men Sue Eddie Long, Pastor of New Birth in Atlanta, Georgia, Alleging Sexual Abuse
Eddie Long, pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta, led a congregation that at its height numbered more than 25,000, according to one report. In 2005...
Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., Wins Court Order Barring Hudson Valley Proud Boys Chapter From Using Name and Logo
The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., secured rights to the “Proud Boys” name in a February 2025 court order from the District of Columbia Superior...
Some Black Pastors Rethink Race and Politics as Trump Support Reshapes Church Debate
Some Black pastors are rethinking the relationship between race, religion and politics, a shift the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says is reshaping debate within the Black church as support for...
Atheist Group Sues Over Kansas City Grant to National Baptist Convention Ministry
Atheists have sued a National Baptist pastor and Kansas City government leaders over a $65,000 grant approved for use during the upcoming national convention of the National Baptist...
Rev. Thomas L. Bowen Named General Secretary of Progressive National Baptist Convention
The Progressive National Baptist Convention Inc. has announced the appointment of the Rev. Thomas L. Bowen, a native of Elyria, as its new general secretary, according to a...
Chicago Event Honors Late CME Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr.
The Carter Temple Church Family and the One Church One School Family will hold a celebration of the life, leadership and legacy of Bishop Henry M. Williamson, Sr....
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, Elects Second Woman and African Bishops
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church has elected its second woman bishop and received its first episcopal address from a woman during its quadrennial General Conference, according to Religion...
