Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father Martin Luther King Jr’s dream
United States AP Dexter Scott King, the late son of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, and Coretta Scott King, was remembered Saturday as the protector of his family’s legacy and the keeper of his father’s dream during a memorial service in Atlanta. “You, my love, were born a King, beautifully sculpted with the physical traits […]
Dexter Scott King, son of Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, dies of cancer at 62
Atlanta. US AP Dexter Scott King, who dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after battling prostate cancer. He was 62. The King Center in Atlanta, which Dexter King served as chairman, said the younger son […]
Americans should “pay attention” to MLK’s legacy says Biden
Atlanta, US AP President Joe Biden made a historical pilgrimage Sunday to “America’s freedom church” to mark Martin Luther King, Jr’s, birthday, saying democracy was at a perilous moment and that the civil rights leader’s life and legacy “show us the way and we should pay attention.” As the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday […]
Lifestory: In the US, Atlanta pastor John Onwuchekwa to leave the ministry, but not the church
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, speaks with John Onwuchekwa about his decision to step down from pastoring Cornerstone Church…
On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work
Atlanta, Georgia, USAP Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King, Jr, delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday. Martin Luther King Day is a moment when a mirror is held up to America, the […]
In the US, United Methodist conference seizes church assets in dispute
Marietta, GeorgiaAP A regional US governing body for a Protestant denomination has seized the assets of a large congregation in Georgia in a dispute over who should be the senior pastor. Mt Bethel United Methodist Church, in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, has about 8,000 members and is one of the largest congregations in the […]
Prominent Georgia church leaves United Methodist Church over pastor’s reassignment
RNS The largest United Methodist church in the Atlanta metropolitan region announced it is leaving the denomination over the reassignment of its lead pastor. Earlier this month, Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson reassigned Rev Jody Ray, pastor of Mt Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta, Georgia, to a newly created position related to racial reconciliation in the […]
At nationwide rallies in the US, Christians stand up for Asian Americans
Chicago, US RNS At events in 14 cities across the US, an estimated 5,000 people demonstrated in support of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders on Sunday after attacks on people of Asian descent in the Atlanta area this month. The National Rally for AAPI Lives and Dignity, organised by the Asian American Christian Collaborative, brought hundreds […]
Asian American Christian Collaborative releases statement condemning Atlanta shootings
RNS More than 600 Christians signed onto a statement before its release Monday evening by the Asian American Christian Collaborative that condemns the shootings of eight people, including six women of Asian descent, last week at spas in the Atlanta area. ATLANTA CHURCHES NEAR SPA ATTACKS PRAY FOR VICTIMS About 30 people gathered for a […]
In the US, Georgia church disowns suspect, says he betrayed faith
AP The church attended by the white man charged with killing eight people at three Atlanta-area massage businesses, most of them women of Asian descent, condemned the shootings Friday and said they run contrary to the gospel and the church’s teachings. Crabapple First Baptist Church in Milton, Georgia, also announced in a statement that it […]