A recent research project has highlighted concerns about the effective quality of Christian faith in the United States of America. It revealed a highly privatized and personalized faith with limited ...

I grew up in a home where gospel music was always playing. My grandparents raised me in a small town outside Birmingham to the sound of The Caravans and Mighty Clouds of Joy. The music was like the ...

Community missions is well known and established in African American churches. Quintell Hill is working to see that passion become just as evident for international missions.

Perkins truly believed what Paul wrote: All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world ...

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Keyla Richardson, a gospel singer born and raised in Pensacola, wowed judges and audiences with her powerful rendition of P!nk's "Glitter in the Air" in her "American Idol" audition. Richardson has ...

Behemoth just announced a 2026 North American spring tour with support from Deicide, Rotting Christ and Immolation. The 24-date tour, dubbed "The Godless IV," will span across cities in the U.S. and ...

The sounds of Watch Night services in Black churches have long begun or culminated with “Total Praise” — one of many proofs of the musical genius of gospel music composer, singer, choir director and ...

Richard Smallwood didn’t just write songs. He crafted hymns that felt like they had always existed. His music lived in that rare space where classical precision met the raw ache of the Black church, ...

From an early age, Richard Smallwood had music in his heart. Born in Atlanta and raised in Washington, D.C., Smallwood’s stepfather was a pastor of Union Temple Baptist Church. At only five years old, ...

Bill Abbott is something of an expert on Christmas movies. Abbott founded and serves as CEO of Arlington-based Great American Media, a growing North Texas media company that makes family-friendly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the results of just how far Richardson made it are still under lock and key, an American Idol camera crew was spotted today ...