African Americans have long ministered to Black people abroad. Those communities are now increasingly migrating to the US.

Born into a free Black family in the late 1700s, Jarena Lee was just 24 when she heard the call to ministry as a member of the newly-formed African Methodist Episcopal Church. Though founders banned ...

*Black churches across the United States, many of which have served as anchors for African American communities for generations, will soon have a new opportunity for preservation funding. The African ...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund is continuing its efforts to support Black churches across America by awarding $8.5 million in grants to ...

Black churches nationwide can now apply for tens of thousands of dollars in grant money to preserve their historic buildings. The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund at the National Trust ...

For centuries, Black churches in the U.S. have been sanctuaries for not just prayer, but activism, economic uplift and cultural expression. Preserving this rich legacy is the focus of the Preserving ...

Photo provided Faith Ministries Columbus performs at the 2025 Gospel Extravaganza. The choirs and singers of Faith Hope and Love Church, Calvary Community Church and other churches of the African ...

(RNS) — Released during or close to Black History Month, the books provide a faith-oriented look at African American history and analyses of women in ministry and changing demographics and technology.

African American Christians reflect on Rebecca Protten, Vernon Johns, and other thinkers who influenced their faith. The Black church and Black Christians have played an indispensable role in shaping ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The brick foundation of one of the nation's oldest Black churches has been unearthed at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum in Virginia that continues to reckon with its ...

Cyprian Davis, O.S.B., in an undated photo. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Born Clarence John Davis in Washington, D.C., in 1930, Davis was raised in a Congregational church but became Catholic as a ...

A graduate of both the School of Visual Arts (BFA) and New York University (MA), Sophia Victor is living out her artistic dreams. The Brooklyn-based visual artist remains in a celebratory mood, weeks ...