Tag: religion
New Hope Baptist Church to celebrate milestone anniversary
Special to The Times
New Hope Baptist Church (NHBC) will celebrate their 125th anniversary on Sunday.
The church will kick off the celebration with a play:...
Basketball inches closer to ending ban on religious headdresses
By Brian Mahoney and Doug Feinberg
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) -- The international group that governs basketball is close to eliminating a longstanding ban on...
Spiritual therapy eyed as possible treatment for PTSD
From Wire Reports
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Doctors in Augusta are exploring the idea of using spiritual therapy to treat veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress...
First woman sworn in as president of pastors council
By Corey Williams
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - The first woman elected president of the Council of Baptist Pastors of Detroit and Vicinity was sworn in...
Birmingham pastor to head Bishop Eddie Long’s congregation
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham pastor Steven A. Davis was formally named the new senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Sunday in...
Gospel singer Marvin Sapp purchases church in need of repairs
Wire reports
MUSKEGON, Mich. — A nationally recognized gospel singer will begin offering church services in downtown Muskegon this year.
Bishop Marvin Sapp, of Lighthouse Full...
Eddie Long’s Funeral Date Set, TD Jakes Calls Him ‘Mighty Man...
By Leonardo Blair
The Christian Post
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, announced Monday that the homegoing service for the late Bishop Eddie Long...
Bishop Eddie Long, megachurch pastor, dies
Associated Press
LITHONIA, Ga. (AP) — Eddie Long, the flamboyant megachurch pastor whose reputation was tarnished after former congregants accused him of sexual misconduct, has...
A post-election healing plan? College class comes up short
By Matt Sedensky
AP National Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- The classroom held all the moroseness of a funeral parlor. Just 16 hours had passed since Donald...
Eliminate the Middleman
By Tijuana J. Williams
We go through many seasons in our lives. I believe each one represents a period of transition. Relationships begin and end ....