SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - As part of Black History Month, we’re highlighting a church in Savannah with historic ties to the Underground Railroad and Civil Rights Movement. The First African Baptist ...

(NEXSTAR) — The first Black congregations in America pre-date the nation’s founding in 1776. Since then, African American churches continue to support faith, and the fight for Civil Rights across the ...

Discover the rich history and cultural significance of Black women's church hats in the Black church tradition. A symbol of faith, dignity, and resistance.

Carla Clark | For The Republic Pastor James Wood and choir members, at right, during the 2025 Community Church Service hosted by the African American Pastor’s Alliance for Black History Month at the ...

A California pastor’s book confronts the painful parts of Christian history but points to the healing power of the gospel.

Mount Olive AME Church hosted a Black History program focusing on education and community pride. The program, organized by the Susie Long Missionary Society, featured youth performances, historical ...

Bryanna Larnyoh performs as part of the Rhythm N’ Soul Collective. The gospel choir performed at the Library Black History Month Concert Series. (Alice Gubler) When a BYU student’s racial identity is ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington’s oldest Black Church will be celebrating 135 years in the state this weekend. There’s history all around us, and way back in the year 1890, Black settlers in Spokane came ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Greater Warner Tabernacle A.M.E. Zion Church was the first Black church in Knoxville and continues to serve its community today. For Pastor Cleo A. Brooks Jr., the history at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There is so much history between the walls of Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, which has hosted funerals for Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass and opened its pews to ...

ST. LOUIS — This Black History Month, history is being made at the St. Alphonsus Liguori "Rock" Catholic Church. The "Rock" church received a $500,000 grant for preservation. The grant comes from the ...