Adelle M. Banks

Faith leaders are making plans to provide a de-escalating presence at the polls months ahead of another deeply contested presidential election in an increasingly polarized country.

The vice president has praised Amos Brown as a man who also has long been her mentor. By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks | Religion News Service

Lott Carey accepts a $1 million donation Aug. 13 in Memphis, Tenn., from Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Va. Lott Carey President Gina Stewart (center left) and Pastor Howard-John Wesley (center right) of Alfred Street Baptist Church, hold the check. (Photo courtesy Lott Carey)

'If it wasn't for DoorDash really partnering with us, a lot of things that we desire to do for the community probably wouldn't come to pass,' a Chicago pastor said.

Jason Shelton has made a deep scholarly dive into the world of the Black church. But not everything in his new book, The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion, was learned at the University of Texas at Arlington, where he is a sociologist.

Jason Shelton has made a deep scholarly dive into the world of the Black church.

The Rev. Boise Kimber, at podium, president-elect of the National Baptist Convention, USA, addresses the group's annual meeting at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Md., on Thursday, Sept. 5,

At a Presbyterian church in Virginia, members of the small church met to prepare for the outcome of the 2024 election, praying, reading Scripture and strategizing how they will help their local community depending on who is victorious.

National Baptists choose Connecticut pastor Boise Kimber as next president

Posted in Religion National Baptists choose Connecticut pastor Boise Kimber as next president