The 62nd Annual Session of the Progressive National Baptist Convention (PNBC) will be held in St. Louis August 6-9, 2023, at the Hyatt Regency at The Arch.

When 14th Ward Alderman Rasheen Aldridge made his way through the doors of The Kingdom Church-STL, he approached Cathy “Mama Cat” Daniels and the church’s pastor Bishop Derrick Robinson. His entrance moved Daniels to song.

The American Bible Society has released the fourth chapter of its 13th annual study “State of the Bible 2023.” The results show that Black Christians are more engaged in their faith and the Bible than other ethnic groups of people.

A judge ordered far-right Proud Boys militia members to pay over $1 million for their 2020 racist attack against a church in Washington, D.C. The attack was one of the bold actions of the militia linked to Donald Trump and a significant participant in the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill.

Pastor Nathaniel Griffin, Sr. lead Pastor of Greater Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church in north city, is passing the torch after nearly 30 years of service in ministry. 

Gospel singer Lamont Sanders has dropped several gospel hits in summer, and he stays in tune in 2023.

St. John’s United Church of Christ made its Juneteenth celebration a block party.

The Rev. Charles Norris of St. James AME Church in the Greater Ville neighborhood has prayed for a number of his church members who have suffered from heart attacks, strokes or other conditions. He has seen too many die and others struggle with heart problems.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will present its third annual free community Juneteenth concert at 2 p.m. Monday, June 19, 2023, in collaboration with IN UNISON Chorus partner First Baptist Church of Chesterfield (FBCC).

When Christopher Rogers, Sr., his wife Tamra and their five children returned home to St. Louis in 2001 to be close to family, they were in search of a church home. They were told that First Baptist Church of Chesterfield had a dynamic new pastor.  

The 2023 Stellar Gospel Music Awards will shine in Las Vegas on July 15, 2023.

A gospel song put some positive energy into slumping Philadelphia 76er forward James Harden just in time to help his team tie an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics.

According to a Pew Research study released last week, Black Protestants have experienced a substantial bounce in physical attendance in church, from a low of 14% in July 2020 to 41% in the recent survey.

Major Gospel awards are not new to artist Tamela Mann. She has garnered Grammy, Stellar, Dove, and American Music Awards, respectively.

Five-time Grammy nominee Chloe Bailey says her love of God and music merged while filming the Peacock original movie, “Praise This,” which debuted on Good Friday, April 7, 2023.

When I saw this phrase on t-shirt over the Christmas holiday a few years ago, I could not resist it.   I had to buy it and not just because it was on sale. The underlying message of the shirt that imperfections were what made us more interesting (and unique) seemed to make a lot of sense to …

Hundreds of fish fry fundraisers, most at Catholic churches, are held on Fridays during Lent, and St. Alphonsus “The Rock” Church is no exception.

Since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic three years ago, observers of religious life in America have wondered whether – and how – the upheaval would impact religious worship. 

From book bans to eliminating critical race theory in schools — much of modern life in the United States centers on silencing Black voices and erasing our history and experiences. It is rooted in anti-Blackness.