Black Protestants Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/black-protestants/ Driving essential conversation about how religion and beliefs shape us and our world. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 21:29:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://religionnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Favicon-100x100.png Black Protestants Archives - Religion News Service https://religionnews.com/category/faith/christianity/protestant/black-protestants/ 32 32 Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/#respond Sat, 29 Jun 2024 21:43:39 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155654 WASHINGTON (RNS) — 'It is wrong for the highest court in the land to criminalize homelessness,' said the Rev. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People's Campaign.

The post Thousands of faith leaders, union members, activists rally for poor appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/29/thousands-of-faith-leaders-union-members-and-activists-rally-for-poor/feed/ 0 Mother Mary P. Patterson, preserver of Church of God in Christ history, dies at 83 https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/mother-mary-p-patterson-preserver-of-church-of-god-in-christ-history-dies-at-83/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/mother-mary-p-patterson-preserver-of-church-of-god-in-christ-history-dies-at-83/#respond Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:44:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155561 (RNS) — Patterson’s denomination called her ‘a tireless crusader for preserving the Church Of God In Christ Heritage and that of Pentecostal-Holiness around the world.’

The post Mother Mary P. Patterson, preserver of Church of God in Christ history, dies at 83 appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/28/mother-mary-p-patterson-preserver-of-church-of-god-in-christ-history-dies-at-83/feed/ 0 Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:12:54 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4155008 (RNS) — MAGA evangelicals grab all the headlines. But it’s swing state faith voters — Catholics, mainliners and Black Protestants — who will likely decide the election.

The post Why the swing state faith voters who really matter in 2024 aren’t evangelicals appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/25/meet-the-swing-state-faith-voters-who-really-matter-in-2024-they-arent-evangelicals/feed/ 0 Richard Smallwood, ‘Total Praise’ composer, to receive Juneteeth tribute in D.C. https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/richard-smallwood-total-praise-composer-to-receive-juneteeth-tribute-in-d-c/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/richard-smallwood-total-praise-composer-to-receive-juneteeth-tribute-in-d-c/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:02:29 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4153967 (RNS) — ‘It’s music that has brought us over through slavery, through all kinds of hard trials and tribulations,’ said singer/songwriter Richard Smallwood.

The post Richard Smallwood, ‘Total Praise’ composer, to receive Juneteeth tribute in D.C. appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/18/richard-smallwood-total-praise-composer-to-receive-juneteeth-tribute-in-d-c/feed/ 0 Tony Evans says he is ‘stepping away’ from leading Dallas megachurch due to ‘sin’ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/10/tony-evans-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-leading-dallas-megachurch-due-to-sin/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/10/tony-evans-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-leading-dallas-megachurch-due-to-sin/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:02:24 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4152546 (RNS) — ‘I am stepping away from my pastoral duties and am submitting to a healing and restoration process established by the elders,’ Evans said in a statement.

The post Tony Evans says he is ‘stepping away’ from leading Dallas megachurch due to ‘sin’ appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/10/tony-evans-says-he-is-stepping-away-from-leading-dallas-megachurch-due-to-sin/feed/ 0 How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation https://religionnews.com/2024/06/10/how-this-maryland-pastor-ended-up-leading-one-of-the-fastest-growing-churches-in-the-nation/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/10/how-this-maryland-pastor-ended-up-leading-one-of-the-fastest-growing-churches-in-the-nation/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2024 14:56:00 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4152416&preview=true&preview_id=4152416 CALVERTON, Md. (AP) — In 2019, the year Kingdom Fellowship AME was founded, the church had about 3,000 members and an average weekly attendance of about 1,800 people, according to the church's figures. Today, membership has swelled to nearly 8,000, and its weekly services draw about 2,500 attendees altogether.

The post How this Maryland pastor ended up leading one of the fastest-growing churches in the nation appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/10/how-this-maryland-pastor-ended-up-leading-one-of-the-fastest-growing-churches-in-the-nation/feed/ 0 Poll: Religious groups think Trump’s actions immoral in hush money case, split on whether he broke the law https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/poll-religious-groups-think-trumps-actions-immoral-in-hush-money-case-split-on-whether-he-broke-the-law/ https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/poll-religious-groups-think-trumps-actions-immoral-in-hush-money-case-split-on-whether-he-broke-the-law/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 18:24:04 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4151832 (RNS) — A survey indicates while many believe Trump’s behavior has been immoral, it may not sway how people vote in November.

The post Poll: Religious groups think Trump’s actions immoral in hush money case, split on whether he broke the law appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/06/05/poll-religious-groups-think-trumps-actions-immoral-in-hush-money-case-split-on-whether-he-broke-the-law/feed/ 0 Christian organizations come together to take boycott, divestment action as Rafah campaign continues https://religionnews.com/2024/05/29/christian-organizations-come-together-to-take-bds-action-as-rafah-campaign-continues/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/29/christian-organizations-come-together-to-take-bds-action-as-rafah-campaign-continues/#respond Wed, 29 May 2024 20:39:00 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4150750 (RNS) — ‘A core practice of nonviolent resistance, including within our tradition, is economic non-cooperation with injustice,’ the Christian organizations wrote.

The post Christian organizations come together to take boycott, divestment action as Rafah campaign continues appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/29/christian-organizations-come-together-to-take-bds-action-as-rafah-campaign-continues/feed/ 0 He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/he-feared-coming-out-now-this-pastor-wants-to-help-black-churches-become-as-welcoming-as-his-own/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/he-feared-coming-out-now-this-pastor-wants-to-help-black-churches-become-as-welcoming-as-his-own/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 14:20:37 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4148874&preview=true&preview_id=4148874 (AP) – Crowley’s career has flourished, and he has now written a book — “Queering the Black Church” — that he hopes can serve as a guide for other congregations to be “open and affirming” to LGBTQ+ people rather than shunning them.

The post He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/17/he-feared-coming-out-now-this-pastor-wants-to-help-black-churches-become-as-welcoming-as-his-own/feed/ 0 AME official Jerome V. Harris dies under a cloud of alleged corruption https://religionnews.com/2024/05/16/harris-obituary/ https://religionnews.com/2024/05/16/harris-obituary/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 23:27:22 +0000 https://religionnews.com/?p=4148774 (RNS) — Harris, an important figure of the AME Church, died suddenly, according to a press release from the Christian Recorder, the church’s official publication.

The post AME official Jerome V. Harris dies under a cloud of alleged corruption appeared first on Religion News Service.

]]> https://religionnews.com/2024/05/16/harris-obituary/feed/ 0