Historic sermon by Gina Stewart at joint Black Baptist meeting draws cheers, controversy
United States RNS Rev Gina Stewart has been known for breaking barriers in Black Baptist circles. In 1995, she became pastor of Christ Missionary Baptist Church and the first African American woman to be elected to a Black Baptist congregation in Memphis, Tennessee. In 2021, she was elected the first female president of the Lott Carey […]
Martin Luther King Jr: Sixty years on, King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ relevant as ever, say faith leaders
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that King’s response to white clergy critics endures as a ‘road map’ for those working on justice and equal rights…
In two years, the United Church of Christ has paid off $US100 million in medical debt in the US
RNS The United Church of Christ has now paid off more than $US100 million in medical debt for people across the United States. The UCC announced on Monday that it used $US200,000 from one of its annual Giving Tuesday campaigns to purchase and pay off $US33 million in medical debt for residents of Ohio, where […]
Five faith facts about former President Barack Obama’s new book: ‘A Promised Land’
RNS Former US President Barack Obama’s new book, A Promised Land, only mentions four pages in its index under the category “faith and”. But the title of the book by the 44th US President invokes Biblical imagery – a land promised by God to his people – and Obama includes the role of religious institutions, […]
The Interview: Chicago preacher Otis Moss III on his new film to honour Ahmaud Arbery and address racism
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Rev Otis Moss III about his latest film…