St. Elizabeth Catholic Parish celebrates its 130th Anniversary Year

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Chicago’s oldest African American Catholic parish, marked its 130th anniversary with a series of events that began Nov. 4.

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Family and Friends day at my church

The doors are always open for the community at West Point Missionary Baptist Church.
West Point believes it’s their duty to serve the community and alleviate the common misconceptions of Black churches that church is more of an invitation-only club

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‘Hallelujah Night’ at New Faith M.Baptist Church

New Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 8400 S. Halsted St., in an effort “to keep our children safe,” will host “Hallelujah Night” on Monday, Oct. 31, Halloween, from 5-8 p.m. On the agenda for the evening: fun, food and games for yo

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Former CEO accused of targeting churchgoers

ATLANTA (AP) — With confidence and zeal, Ephren Taylor riveted audiences at mostly black churches with a list of his impressive accomplishments and an uncanny business sense. He had the blessing of top clergy as he gave financial seminars from the p

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Shuttlesworth eclipsed by King in life and death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — When a little-known black Baptist preacher named Martin Luther King took the helm of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott in 1955, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was already in Birmingham trying to start a movement, but nobody was

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