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    Black Pastors Urge Social Change

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    The recent display of White supremacy in Charlottesville, Va.—which left three dead and several seriously injured--has not only left the American population stunned and...

    Sister Mary Alice Chineworth–‘Oblate Sisters of Providence’; Beloved by So Many, Dies at 99

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    (Baltimore-Updated 7/15/2017) Sister Mary Alice Chineworth, a towering spiritual figure in Baltimore's Catholic community as a member of the Oblate Sisters at the St....

    Baltimore Area Church News

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    Pastor Sandy Johnson Dies Pastor Sandy Johnson, of the Fresh Waters Ministries church in Parkville died suddenly, on June 23. She was 62. Pastor Johnson...

    Amid Uproar, Southern Baptists “Decry Every Form of Racism”

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    PHOENIX (AP) — Southern Baptists on Wednesday formally condemned the political movement known as the "alt-right," in a national meeting that was thrown into...

    Celebrating Ramadan in Baltimore

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    Starting the evening of Friday, May 26, millions of Muslims around the world began their recognition of Ramadan; the ninth month on the Islamic...

    Nigerian Archbishop Filibus Elected Head of Lutheran Church

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    JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A Nigerian archbishop has become president of the Lutheran church. Archbishop Musa Panti Filibus was elected as head of the Lutheran World...

    Robinson Named New President of Black Minister’s Conference of Montgomery County, Md.

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    The Black Minister’s Conference of Montgomery County, Maryland recently installed Haywood Robinson as its president through 2019. Robinson previously served as vice president of the organization,...

    Bishop J. L. Carter Installed as New President of Ministers Conference of Baltimore &...

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    Bishop J.L. Carter was inaugurated as the new President of The Ministers Conference of Baltimore and Vicinity on Jan. 23 at the Ark Church...

    Church Pastors See Hope Past Obama Presidency

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    Eight years ago, the Rev. Derrick Harkins could hardly contain his joy when President-elect Barack Obama and the first family worshipped at the 19th...

    Faith Leaders Assess Obama Presidency

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    While political scientists and historians are academically dissecting the Obama administration, a book has been published doing the same type of analysis for the...

    Controversial Bishop Eddie Long Dies at 63 from Aggressive Cancer

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    Bishop Eddie Long, the controversial pastor of the Lithonia, Ga. megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, has died, according to a statement from the...

    Strain on Forgiveness after Charleston Church Massacre, other Killings

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    The victims' families spoke words of forgiveness in Charleston after nine black people were massacred in a historic church by Dylann Roof, a white...
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