4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (423+ words) Mount Zion Freewill Baptist Church, pictured, is the site of a more than 50-year family reunion, celebrating one of the first free African American settlements in West Virginia, dating back to 1848. The church was built in 1898. (Stephen Williamson/The Spirit…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (183+ words) loudounnow.com In keeping with the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary, the two Ebenezer Baptist churches and their cemeteries near Airmont will hold their annual fall homecoming event on Sept 12 starting at 2 p.m.  The public…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) Hickory Grove Church (20) After separating from the Union Baptist Association (U.B.A.) in October 1884, Hickory Grove operated as an independent Baptist church. No longer a purely Baptist work, preachers from different denominations were invited to conduct worship services. Possibly by design, this…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (23+ words) Yahoo NAACP seeks community help documenting Black history in Decatur County, Georgia...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (487+ words) Appleton E. Ministries Center For Racial Healing Chattahoochee Valley Common Ground Dignity Sewing Centre Emmaus House Episcopal Community Foundation Hispanic Ministries Holy Comforter Human Trafficking Jubilee Ministries LGBTQ+ Ministries Path To Shine Safe Church Camp Mikell Campus Ministries Children Young Adults…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (24+ words) CBS News Delaware Historical Society exhibit tells story of Mother African Union Church...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (855+ words) A historic Black church in Oro-Medonte may soon be the focus of a renewed effort to transform the property into a place for education, interpretation and community programming. Janice Thompson and Joan Mahaffey are developing a five-year strategic plan for…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (277+ words) LILLINGTON — The Harnett County African American Heritage Center is working to preserve the county’s history while helping descendants reconnect with their family roots through genealogical research, heritage tours and community programs. Across Harnett County, historic churches, Rosenwald school sites, cemeteries,…...

4+ week, 10+ hour ago   (142+ words) For 119 years, a small church in the heart of Columbia has opened its doors to generations of families, welcoming them with faith, fellowship and a place to call home. Wayman Chapel A.M.E Church, located at 105 South Jackson Street, has stood…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1096+ words) For decades, visitors have streamed to Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, which played a vital role in the Civil Rights Movement and is most known for the 1963 bombing that took the lives of four girls and shocked the world. An…...