St. John 4-B Missionary Baptist Church has always been a phenomenon to the people and its community. It has been an integral and central place not only to worship but to also fellowship. Life in the ...

On July 15, 1820, a little more than year before Missouri became a state, a group of dedicated Christians living near the area that 25 years later became High Point, gathered to discuss establishing a ...

On 21 Curve Street in West Newton, a quietly regal white building sits facing the road. The sign in the front identifies the structure as the historically Black Myrtle Baptist Church. For 149 years, ...

The humble log cabin had no steeple reaching skyward, no carillon bells calling the faithful to worship, no pews for the congregation to gather. In fact, what’s been called Lackawanna County’s first ...

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Although Dover First Baptist Church in Wingdale, Town of Dover, was erected along today’s Route 55 in 1855, its history dates to 1758, when the first church edifice was built nearby. Named the Red ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: As part of a celebration of the Times-Enterprise’s 125th year, this is the 20th in a year-long series of Sunday stories about important people, places and things in the area. The next ...

TRENTON – Today’s article will be highlighting the history of Shiloh Baptist Church. According to the Trenton Historical Society, Shiloh Baptist Church is the city’s oldest African American Baptist ...

In a celebratory booklet printed in 1965 for the solemn dedication of the First Baptist Church in Palm Springs, George Hearst, the son of one of the wealthiest men in the country and resident of Palm ...

For all of her life, the Ancient City Baptist Church in St. Augustine has been a special place for 77-year-old Carolyn Calhoun. Her parents were members when she was born and she has attended ever ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – One of the oldest African-American churches in Greenville, North Carolina didn’t always stand on the outskirts of the city. In fact, its current members remember a time when ...

The longtime Birmingham congregation has renovated its fellowship hall and added new spaces to enhance youth and outreach ...