Thirty years ago, Robert Ray sat down to write Gospel Mass, an experimental work, for a one-time performance. To his surprise, the piece caught on and became a seminal work of African-American music, ...

Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass" will be performed 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8 at First United Methodist Church ("coppertop church"), 230 E. Skyline Parkway. Coppertop's Sanctuary Choir will perform along with ...

The Harlem Gospel Travelers. "Rhapsody," the new release from The Harlem Gospel Travelers. The Harlem Gospel Travelers isn’t your typical gospel act. Whether it’s on-stage or on its stellar new LP ...

For their 11th annual Kennedy Center concert, the Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir channeled all of their spiritual energy Sunday into an action-packed program mixing choral and solo singing ...

I’ve never sat on a liturgical commission or hymnal committee. I’m not sure I’d be the best candidate for such an assignment, as much as I enjoy liturgy. The process of mapping tradition on the one ...

Our congregations should be formed by the Word, not by the flashiest technology. Again I was reduced to silence. Clearly I was missing something. “Do you mean electricity? Like, instead of candles?” I ...

Living and preaching the Gospel always involves embracing "the cross," whether it be in the form of misunderstanding, hostility or outright persecution, Pope Francis told Rome priests gathered for the ...

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