Experts link graves to one of the oldest Black churches in US
United StatesAP Three men whose graves were found at the original site of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches were members of its congregation in the early 19th century, a team of archaeologists and scientists in Virginia announced last week The First Baptist Church was formed in 1776 by free and enslaved Black people […]
Churches provide solace in tornado-ravaged Mississippi Delta
Rolling Fork, Mississippi, USAP As a deadly tornado tore through the lower Mississippi Delta, Rev Mary Stewart clung to a door in the hallway of her Rolling Fork home, shielding herself from the branches and chunks of debris that came flying through her shattered windows. Friday’s storm flattened entire town blocks, but the Rolling Fork Methodist […]
Postcards: On Colombia’s San Andres, a historic church’s roots run deep
LUIS ANDRES HENAO, of Associated Press, reports on a how a church remains a source of pride for the Raizals, the English-speaking, mostly Protestant inhabitants of San Andres…
Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church in US
United StatesAP Archaeologists in the US state of Virginia began excavating three suspected graves at the original site of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches on Monday, commencing a monthslong effort to learn who was buried there and how they lived. The First Baptist Church was formed in 1776 by free and enslaved Black […]
Tornado aftermath: For churches in Mayfield, US, rebuilding means rethinking
BOBBY ROSS, JR, of Associated Press, reports from Mayfield, Kentucky, in the aftermath of a deadly tornado which swept through the community in December…
TEXAS MASSACRE: THE GLUE THAT KEPT SUTHERLAND SPRINGS TOGETHER BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHOOTINGS
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports from Texas in the aftermath of last weekend’s mass shooting at the Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church..
US Vice President Mike Pence tells grieving town “Faith is stronger than evil”
RNS US Vice President Mike Pence hugs Evelyn Holcombe at Floresville High School during a stop in Floresville, Texas. A man opened fire inside a church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday, killing and wounding many; Holcombe was in the church during the shooting but escaped. PICTURE: AP Photo/Eric Gay US Vice President Mike Pence traveled […]
ESSAY: AFTER SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, PRAY…AND DO SOMETHING
US columnist RICHARD MOUW reflects on the response to Sunday’s shooting at a church in Texas in which 27 people, including the gunman, were killed…
POSTCARDS: CAR-CARE MINISTRIES A GROWING NICHE IN MIDSIZE US CITIES
MADELEINE BUCKLEY reports on how churches in the US are lending a hand when it comes to car repairs…