Black Church (AME, AME Zion and CME)
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ClaudetteMore than 170 churches join Black Church Food Security Network to address food insecurity
Over the past five years, more than 170 churches have joined the mission of Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III, executive director of the Black Church Food Security Network,...
Former AME Zion Bishop Staccato Powell Pleads Guilty in Fraud Against Church in Oakland, California
The Board of Bishops of the AME Zion Church announced the immediate suspension of Bishop Staccato Powell as an active bishop, pending a trial to be convened at...
Book review examines Thabiti Anyabwile’s call for Scripture-centered renewal in the black church
Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of Anacostia River Church in Washington, D.C., and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition, has published *Reviving the Black Church: A Call to Reclaim...
Black Church Voter Drives Trace Back More Than 60 Years, Historian Says
The Black Church, which the source describes as churches that have traditionally had predominantly African American congregations, has undertaken efforts during the 2020 general election to encourage voter...
No headline. This source is a general historical explainer about hush harbors and the origins of the Black church. It doesn’t center on the African Methodist Episcopal, AME Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal, or National Baptist denominations, their bishops, pastors, or congregations, so it falls outside the campaign focus.
Enslaved Black Americans gathered in secret to worship outside the control of slaveholders, according to a video feature from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The gatherings were known as “hush...
Black Churches and Pastors Shaped Politics in Atlanta, Georgia, From Segregation Era On
Georgia’s African American churches have a long history of political involvement, including a central role in the civil rights movement and, more recently, influence on decisions made by...
Frederick Haynes III, Senior Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, Wins Election to U.S. House
U.S. Rep.-elect Frederick D. Haynes III, senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, won election to the U.S. House, receiving more than 82% of the vote. He...
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Carolyn Cavaness becomes first female pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Carolyn Cavaness has become the first female pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Center City, Philadelphia, a milestone for the congregation. FOX 29 reporter Greg...
In Atlanta, Georgia, Pastor Jamal Bryant Celebrates Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Historic Win
Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church addressed his congregation on Sunday about Keisha Lance Bottoms’ election as Georgia’s first Black woman governor. He told the...
