By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO, mcoleman@afro.com The Bless Baltimore Prayer Motorcade resumed in-person activity on July 30. The annual event came after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While many were sleeping-in, prayer warriors from around the area gathered at War Memorial Plaza to launch a spiritual attack against the lawlessness […]
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#FaithWorks: DMV Black churches: virtual and hybrid services here to stay
By Samuel Williams, Jr., Special to the AFRO Black churches in the District of Columbia,Maryland and Northern Virginia area (DMV) have been slow to return to in-person services. The high touch and contact-heavy style of traditional Black churches has collided with many of their COVID-19 weary congregants, resulting in a new hybrid style of worship […]
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#FaithWorks: God has your back– and mental health professionals do too
By Marnita Coleman, Special to AFRO Recently the AFRO spoke with mental health professional Dr. Carla Debnam, LCPC, founder and executive director of The Renaissance Center, a Christian-based counseling center. The operation is part of the outreach ministry of Morning Star Baptist Church in Woodlawn, Md. where she is the first lady. Gorgeous gray hair […]
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#FaithWorks: The Moore Report: We’re saints too
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO The Social Justice Committee of St. Ann Catholic Church has been working on a letter writing campaign to Pope Francis for a year. Our initiative, which began on November 1, 2021 (All Saints Day and the first day of Black Catholic History Month) urged individuals to […]
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#FaithWorks: SDPC Mourns the Loss of Dr. J. Deotis Roberts
By The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference, Inc. (SDPC) joins the academic community in expressing sorrow at the passing of one of its giants, Dr. James Deotis Roberts. Dr. Roberts made his transition to be with the ancestors Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Dr. Roberts, the fourth president of the Interdenominational Theological […]
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#FaithWorks: Local Church Hosts Annual Picnic to Bring the Community Together
Christ Restoration Ministries is inviting local residents to attend its Annual Church Picnic for fun, food, and giveaways. Laurel, MD — Summertime is for breaking out the grills, enjoying time with friends and family, and making great memories. With an ongoing pandemic, rising gas prices, and deadly mass shootings, churches are taking bolder steps to return […]
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#FaithWorks: Pastor John Gray fighting for his life
by ReShonda Tate John Gray, a former pastor at Houston’s Lakewood Church who now leads his own congregation in South Carolina, is in the hospital battling a rare type of blockage in his lungs, according to his wife, Aventer. She has since posted an update that one blood clot is gone, but he’s still fighting […]
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#FaithWorks: Scotland AME Zion Church Groundbreaking Ceremony
By Special to the AFRO A groundbreaking ceremony will be held this weekend at an important historic site in Maryland. The Scotland African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church in Montgomery County was built by hand and opened in 1924 by Black congregants establishing new lives as landowners. The Scotland community dates to the Reconstruction era […]
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Hampton Minister’s Conference names Reverend Harold Carter, Jr. as vice president
By Kara Thompson, MDDC Intern Rev. Harold Carter, Jr. was made vice president of the Hampton Ministers’ Conference at their annual conference that took place in June. There, he had previously served as the assistant secretary. Carter said he accepts the position “very humbly,” and is looking forward to being able to “pour back into […]
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#FaithWorks: FAITH AND MEDIA INITIATIVE REVEALS NEW REPORT AT INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM SUMMIT
Report investigates the intersection of the media and religion sectors and their role in supporting modern, resilient civil society WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new report drafted by the Fund for Peace, and unveiled today by the Faith and Media Initiative, sheds light on how interactions between religion, culture, and the strength or weakness of economic and political […]
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Trinity Church Wall Street awards more than $23 million in grants
Grantees include organizations focused on keeping housing-unstable New Yorkers in their homes, supporting criminal justice reform, and promoting mental health NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Trinity Church Wall Street, in its latest set of grants, has awarded $23.4 million to organizations in New York City, the U.S., and internationally. Most of the […]
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Blessing of the Elders – Museum of the Bible Wades in the Waters of America’s Racial Divide
By Deborah Bailey, AFRO D.C. Editor How do you get Shirley Caesar, Vashti McKenzie, Tony Evans, A.R. Bernard and T.D. Jakes in the same room for three hours? Blessing of the Elders. Christian scripture requires adherence to the elders in the Christian Church. The Museum of the Bible reached into the heart of the racial […]