How to reach a younger generation with limited or no religious connection is one of the challenges facing Black churches everywhere.

African American Christians were never monolithic ... and psychological needs of new congregants, black churches undertook social service programs. Few ministers were more aware of the impact ...

Historic Charleston Foundation's new Saving Grace initiative helps African American congregations maintain their historic ...

But the connection between the Black church and voting is not what it used to be. African American religion in ... gathers ...

Design: A cross-sectional analysis using survey data from 2196 residents of a low-income, African-American neighborhood. Measurements: Our independent variable measured the frequency of church ...

The church was built by formerly enslaved people, and once had a congregation of 80 people, including many prominent leaders in the African American ... ll have the full service here.” ...

Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church is celebrating 150 years of service to the Leeds area ... The church is the oldest African ...

A 22-year-old man has pleaded guilty to intentionally setting fire to three African-American churches in the US state of Louisiana. Holden Matthews, 22, admitted to starting the fires to raise his ...

African American Christians were never monolithic ... and psychological needs of new congregants, black churches undertook social service programs. Few ministers were more aware of the impact ...

In an African-American, low-income community, about one third of the residents attend church regularly. Church attendance was associated with multiple positive health care practices. Those who ...