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Saint George’s Episcopal Church in Tennessee’s Germantown is honoring Tyre Nichols by showcasing his photography. Dorothy Wells, the church’s rector, had printed and framed photographs that Tyre posted on social media. The photographs are currently on display outside the sanctuary of the church and after the exhibit is over, Wells wants to send them to
The U.S. Mint is set to strike a set of quarters that will feature the late Episcopal priest the Rev. Pauli Murray. In addition to being the first Black woman ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church, Murray was a civil rights trailblazer for women and people of color. The coin is being issued as
Members of the Moravian Church in America are addressing their denomination’s past involvement with the slave trade by offering a tour known as the Salem Walk in Winston-Salem, N.C. A pre-Reformation church that traces its origins to Bohemia, the Moravians — officially known as the Unitas Fratrum — founded significant colonies in the Americas during
Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez offered prayers for the victims of the Jan. 21 Monterey Park shooting at the ballroom dance studio where the incident took place. The shooting happened during Lunar New Year celebrations — which attract a large number of participants from the Chinese community — when a gunman entered the Star
When Liz Bucar was 11 years old, she saw the pop singer Madonna wearing a cross necklace. She got her own and started wearing it, even though she was — for all intents and purposes — “borrowing” the style from a religion she didn’t practice. In the years since her childhood emulation of the Material
Members of the Republican-dominated legislatures in Alabama and Louisiana are caught up in a legal battle over the definition of race and how it relates to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The law limits how state legislatures can draw congressional maps based on race. Faithfully Magazine writes that opponents of the GOP maps say
Mark Houck (48), a pro-life Christian, was arrested on Friday after dozens of FBI agents arrived at his house early morning and pointed guns at him even after he surrendered and cooperated. The FBI’s display of force towards Houck and his arrest took place in the presence of his family members including seven children. Faithwire
Church plants affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention are more likely to be “racially and ethnically diverse” than not. In a report presented to the SBC’s Executive Committee (EC) staff and trustees on Sept. 20, EC Associate Vice President of African American Relations and Mobilization Charles Grant told the committee that, of all new SBC
The excavation of three suspected graves located at the site of one of the first Black churches in the United States has started in order to determine the identity and way of life of those who were buried there. The church was started in 1776 through the endeavor of both enslaved and free Black residents
Brian Kaylor of Word and Way writes that when the Baptist World Alliance met for the first time since 2019, the issue of racial equality was at the forefront of the gathering. In Birmingham, Ala., Preacher John Jenkins criticized other Christians for remaining silent in light of the growing movement to more thoroughly address systemic
Ann Brock of the blog Old Black Church writes that a Black family was driven off from attending the First Baptist Church in the majority African-American town of Forrest City, Ark., following racist remarks from white churchgoers. Despite an initial invite to the church, Donna Mac quickly felt unwelcomed as her family was denied entry
Following the sudden firing of a Black administrator at the Columbia Theological Seminary, black students are protesting and pointing out that the firing of administration and faculty members of color has been going on since 2019. The Columbia Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian Church seminary located in Decatur, Georgia. Earlier this week, the Columbia community