(RNS) — After many in the room cheered her on and stood as she preached, the session featuring her sermon temporarily disappeared from the National Baptist Convention U.S.A. Inc.’s Facebook page. (RNS ...
It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years. It was more daunting — ...
A sacred Black church tradition rooted in Christ’s final words is evolving — embracing livestreams, diverse voices and modern interpretations that connect ancient scripture to today’s struggles for ...
USA, — No woman had ever preached the keynote sermon at the Joint National Baptist Convention, a gathering of four historically Black Baptist denominations representing millions of people. That ...
It was on Nov. 24, 2014, when then Howard University student Kevin Lamár Peterman first felt a sermon rise from his belly. That was the same day that a grand jury decided not to indict a White ...
Gina Stewart has been known for breaking barriers in Black Baptist circles. In 1995, she became pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church and the first African American woman to be elected to a Black ...
To his relief, most of the worshippers at Myrtle Baptist Church in Newton, Massachusetts, embraced him. Crowley’s career has flourished, and he has now written a book — “Queering the Black Church” — ...
It was daunting when the Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, at age 22, replaced a beloved pastor who had ministered to one of suburban Boston’s most famed Black churches for 24 years. Subscribe to read this ...
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