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Church of God in Christ Reports Deaths of Multiple Bishops and Pastors to Covid-19
Pentecostal and Charismatic

Church of God in Christ Reports Deaths of Multiple Bishops and Pastors to Covid-19

The Church of God in Christ, the largest African American Pentecostal denomination in the United States, has lost a significant number of its leaders to covid-19, the disease...

First Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, celebrates 180 years
Baptist (American, National and Independent)

First Baptist Church in Baltimore, Maryland, celebrates 180 years

More than 25 years before the end of slavery in the United States, Baltimore was already organizing its first African-American Baptist church, according to a report by WBAL-TV...

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wolfe City, Texas, receives Official Texas Historical Marker
Baptist (American, National and Independent)

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wolfe City, Texas, receives Official Texas Historical Marker

The Texas Historical Commission (THC) has recognized Ebenezer Baptist Church in Wolfe City with an Official Texas Historical Marker, honoring the church as an important and educational part...

Church of God in Christ to hold community giveaway before 118th Holy Convocation in St. Louis, Missouri
Pentecostal and Charismatic

Church of God in Christ to hold community giveaway before 118th Holy Convocation in St. Louis, Missouri

The Church of God in Christ (COGIC) will hold a community giveaway this weekend, ahead of tens of thousands of delegates arriving in St. Louis for worship and...

Spruce Street Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, Welcomes Eric D. Williams as 13th Pastor
Baptist (American, National and Independent)

Spruce Street Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, Welcomes Eric D. Williams as 13th Pastor

Historic Spruce Street Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, has announced the welcome of the Rev. Eric D. Williams as its 13th pastor. An Installation Worship Service is scheduled...

Exhibit in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, Explores Rev. E.C. Morris and Centennial Baptist Church’s Role During Jim Crow
Baptist (American, National and Independent)

Exhibit in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, Explores Rev. E.C. Morris and Centennial Baptist Church’s Role During Jim Crow

The Rev. Elias Camp Morris served as pastor of Centennial Baptist Church in Helena-West Helena from 1879 until his death in 1922. He was also the first president...

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