Broadway performer and Vicksburg native Michael-Demby Cain will sing at Bethel AME Church on Nov. 9, sharing his faith and personal story at the church that shaped his life.

When training preachers, I remind them that terribly delivered sermons do not do any lasting damage. If a message is confusing, badly structured, poorly ...

Aimee Semple McPherson built a megachurch in Echo Park. Then at the peak of her fame, she seemed to vanish into the waves at ...

Celebrating Archalene Amos Martin's 64 years of musical ministry at St. Andrew's AME Church. Honored as minister of music emerita, her legacy lives on.

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W. Robert Morrison has performed on the pipe organs of virtually every major church in Stark County. W. Robert Morrison retired from Church of the Savior United Methodist in 1996, and has been music ...

Eric Church made a bold statement about Hardy's songwriting at the 2025 ACM Honors ceremony on Aug. 20. As Church was being honored with the ACM Icon award, Hardy brought him up onstage. The "Hands of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. “Saturday Church” taps into music from several genres, as well as Sia, to tell the story of a teenager struggling with his sexuality and faith. “Saturday Church” taps into music ...

CHARLESTON — Current and retired African Methodist Episcopal Church employees have found relief more than three years after they learned the organization’s pension manager siphoned tens of millions ...

After the denomination’s embezzlement scandal, a partial settlement returns some lost funds to thousands of ministers and staff. A district court judge granted final approval last week to a partial ...

Dozens gathered at Big Bethel AME Church for "Social Justice Sunday." It's meant to commemorate the upcoming 62nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's March on Washington and "I Have a Dream" speech ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of a silent vigil. This story was updated on Aug. 28, 2025, to include details about an upcoming celebration of ministry for the Rev.