By Marnita Coleman, Special to the AFRO A crowd of lifelong friends, family, clergy, politicians, community organizers, entrepreneurs and supporters from across Maryland gathered Oct. 14 at the Family Life Center of the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore to honor the Rev. William Edward Ray. Under the theme, “The Man, The Message, The Mission,” […]
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Meet the Pastor: Bishop Donté Hickman
By Special to the AFRO Ministry: Pastor of Southern Baptist Church East Baltimore, Harford County and West Baltimore. “I have been a minister for 33 years and served as pastor of Southern now for over 21 years,” he said. Education: High School – Edmondson High School, Baltimore, Md. Undergraduate – Bachelor of Arts, Wiley College […]
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CELEBRATION CHURCH at Columbia Celebrates 50th Anniversary of “helping people win in life”
By Special Press Release COLUMBIA, MD – CELEBRATION CHURCH at Columbia is elated to celebrate its 50th anniversary of “helping people win in life,” featuring a week of exciting events, Nov. 5-12, at its church, located at 7101 Riverwood Drive, Columbia, MD, 21046. Under the theme “Legacy,” the celebration will include a church development conference, […]
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Six common folks called to lead saintly lives, their inspiration should call us to action
By Ralph E. Moore Jr., Special to the AFRO Black Catholics have always had to fight for first class membership in the American Catholic Church. We advocated to be baptized while living and laboring on the plantation. We fought to be admitted to Catholic churches– some of which we built– only to be forced to […]
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The best of both worlds: Meet Bishop C. Guy Robinson, the Mental Health Theologian
By Marnita ColemanSpecial to the AFRO Bishop C. Guy Robinson, pastor of The Tabernacle of the Lord Church and Ministries in West Baltimore, is on a journey to normalize mental wellness from his pulpit. Known as a “mental health theologian,” he believes partnerships between pastors and mental health professionals in service to the African-American community […]
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City Temple of Baltimore pastor Grady Andrew Yeargin dies at 73
Article updated Oct. 24. The Baltimore faith community was shocked to learn of the Oct. 16 death of the Rev. Dr.Grady Andrew Yeargin, who has been pastor of the City Temple of Baltimore Baptist church for nearly 40 years. His daughter, Adia Crawford made the painful announcement that she has lost her dad. “There is […]
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#Faithworks: How today’s college students are leaning on their faith and support systems
By Jared Still, Special to the AFRO From worries about class performance to the daily prospect of violence in a major American inner city environment, college students across the country are embracing prayer and building their own support systems. Founded as the Centenary Biblical Institute in 1867, it’s no surprise that Morgan State University students […]
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#Faithworks: A look at the Carter School of Music’s 2023 Scholarship Concert
By Marnita Coleman Special to the AFRO The Community Concert Choir of Baltimore, under the direction of Dr. Marco K. Merrick, lifted their voices together for a cause at the 2023 Scholarship Concert last month. The event took place at New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore and was hosted by The Carter School of Music […]
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The Moore Report: Rome-ward bound: Baltimore advocates secure appointment to recommend African-American candidates for sainthood
By Ralph E. Moore, Jr. We are soon going to Rome! Two years ago, we– that is, the Social Justice Committee of St. Ann Church in East Baltimore– launched a letter writing initiative for the expedited canonizations of the first six African-American candidates for sainthood from the United States. Mother Mary Lange, Father Augustus Tolton, […]
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Freedom Temple A.M.E Zion Church holds cornerstone rededication ceremony
By Marnita Coleman Special to the AFRO “Behold, I am the one who has laid as a foundation in Zion, a stone, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, of a sure foundation.” Isaiah 28:16 ESV Sept. 17 marked a historic moment for the members of Freedom Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church at 2926 Hollins […]
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National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice
By Peter SmithThe Associated Press The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Sept. 23 with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. The new windows depict a march for justice by African Americans, descendants of the very […]
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Timothy Carter weds Cornitra Sampson at New Shiloh Baptist Church
By AFRO Staff On a late August evening, Timothy Alphonso Carter married Cornitra Tache’ Sampson in an elegant ceremony, attended by 700 guests at Carter’s home church, the New Shiloh Baptist Church in Baltimore. Carter, an applications engineer, is the younger son of New Shiloh’s first couple, the Rev. Monique T. Carter and the Rev. […]
