“Lining out” is the practice of singing or stating the upcoming lines of a hymn for the congregation by a song leader or preacher. Typically, the words are stated quickly, and then sung in a drawn-out ...

'Amazing Grace' as it appears in Ginny Hawker's family heirloom songbook, Lloyd’s Primitive Baptist Hymns. You can see stains in the margins, left by the tobacco-covered hands of her aunt Annie Maud ...

BRISTOL, Va. (WJHL) In Bristol, Virginia, a 155-year-old church served as the hub for the black community during segregation. It bears a new name since its creation in 1865, and has a pastor who has ...

I visited Bethany Free Will Baptist Church’s 11 a.m. service Dec. 29. The church sits between the North Fox Hall and Sherwood neighborhoods on Azalea Garden Road. Sitting with Kathy and Mick Shaw, I ...

DICKINSON, N.D. - A Bible study group from St. John Lutheran Church is launching a novel way to incorporate their love of hymns within a social gathering - and it’s open to the community. The first ...

KINGWOOD - Good Shepherd Episcopal Church is offering an Old-Fashioned Hymn Sing and Fellowship on Friday, August 11, at 7 p.m. in the church's great hall. This event is a casual time of food, fun and ...

It's one of the most distinctive sounds in country and bluegrass music. You can hear it in the singing of Patty Loveless, Keith Whitley and Ricky Skaggs. The way these Appalachian-born singers bend ...