WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been told that I give the Black church too much credit. But when you look at how our ancestors ...

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and ...

“When I'm in one of these buildings, I get a feeling ... “That was separation of church and state.” Wainwright shoots in black and white, using an old-school view camera and a cloth ...

In 1786, Richard Allen, a free Black man, began preaching to other free Black people at the St. George’s Church, an antislavery, white Methodist ... t come into the building anymore, and we ...

When ministering to Blacks, white preachers often used so ... an active role in addressing the issues Black people face, beyond the church building. In the early 2000s, Trinity found itself ...

Church members, one of the city’s historic Black Catholic parishes, have formally asked the Baltimore archdiocese to buy the building and continue operating the church out of their own pocket.

It wasn't long before Wynter stood before the charred remains of his church ... pristine white brick walls, and the reddish-brown wood that made up the center’s roof was entirely black.

Still, not everyone is supportive of the church's efforts. Sharon White said she worked to get the whole complex designated as a national historic landmark. She said she wanted the buildings to be ...

who pointed out white city officials probably gave little thought to recording for posterity the doings of a Black church. Different denominations occupied the church building until it fell into ...

DENVER, N.C. — Efforts are underway to save a historic Black church from being ... have the resources to erect a church,” said Murphy. ALSO READ: Church building to be transformed into housing ...