Adelle M. Banks
Police chief to black churches: ‘We can’t do this without you guys’
c. 2015 Religion News Service
...Contemporary gospel music pioneer Andrae Crouch dead at 72
(RNS) Andrae Crouch, a Grammy-winning gospel composer and singer whose music remains a staple in many church hymnals, died January 8. He was 72 and had been ill for many years.
Black churches may no longer be at center of civil rights protest
Half a century after civil rights movement activists marched across the South, the black church is finding new routes for activism....
After Ferguson and Eric Garner decisions, more white Christians say it’s time to stand with blacks
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Bible museum begins construction in D.C., but curriculum is shelved
Construction began on the Museum of the Bible, founded and funded by Hobby Lobby’s Steve Green, in Washington, D.C., this fall, while an Oklahoma school district shelved his Bible curriculum.
...Hobby Lobby president’s Bible curriculum shelved by Oklahoma school district
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Welton Gaddy retires from Interfaith Alliance, continues as pastor
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Southern Baptist seminary clears president after dispute over Muslim student
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Network boosts number of church-based legal clinics for immigrants
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Seventh-day Adventists to decide in 2015 on women’s ordination
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Preaching on mental illness often rare, survey finds
Protestant clergy rarely preach about mental illness to their congregations and only one-quarter of congregations have a plan in place to assist families of the mentally ill, a recent LifeWay Resea...
Historic civil rights church to be considered for national recognition
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...Study: Southern pastors garner top salaries
Large churches in the South tend to pay their senior pastors the highest salaries, a new survey finds.
...Hispanic Christians launch initiative to bolster student achievement
c. 2014 Religion News Service
...National clergy issue interracial call for justice
As Barbara Williams-Skinner collected signatures for a statement by leaders of African-American church groups about the Ferguson, Missouri, police shooting of Michael Brown, she found more people w...
Women take the reins at three tall-steeple mainline churches
In quick succession, three women have been chosen to lead historic tall-steeple churches in major cities.
...Ferguson letter from black clergy becomes interracial call for justice
c. 2014 Religion News Service
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Black churches address suicide, mental illness
The death of comedian Robin Williams has heightened awareness of suicide and mental health. But many African-American churches quietly began educating members on the issue well before.
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