Since the recession in 2008, many U.S. churches have seen a decline in giving. But the tide may be changing. The third annual State of the Plate constituency survey of 1,507 churches revealed that 43 percent of these churches experienced an uptick in giving this past year (up from 36 percent the previous year). Overall, […]
We are nearing the time of the year that we begin traveling. Whether it is graduation, family reunions or vacation some of these churches we will be dropping in on some of these churches. Make sure that when you are on the road you look up and see what is ahead. Watch the signs. Some […]
Via: praisedc.com Kirk Franklin shut it down and gave DC a spiritually uplifting show on Friday at his album listening event at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden. In return, the local crowd show Kirk how we gets down in DC and gave him something to take back to Texas.
A sweeping, high-profile, and ambitious musical film, ‘The Underground Railroad’ blends two powerful, redemptive stories into the background of Gospel/blues songs. The first story tells about a slave, Samuel Woodward, who escapes with his family to Canada. On their heels, is an obsessed slave hunter, JD Plimpton, who has never lost a slave. Along the […]
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — In a Florida school district roofers, painters, and grass cutters were paid at least $59,000, which is more than the salaries of teachers with over ten years of experience. ALSO READ: Alica Keys To Direct Lifetime Movie About Cancer For years, the district refused calls from school activists to reconsider what […]
NEW YORK-Damian Furtch, 26, was brutally beaten outside a McDonalds in the West Village area of New York City. The New York Daily News reports: Furtch posted pictures of his injuries on Facebook and blunt words about his ordeal. “I thought I was safe in the city I loved but apparently wearing fluorescent colored clothing […]
WASHINGTON, DC — The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, America’s first all-female racially-integrated band, are being interviewed onstage today at the Smithsonian Institution from 11 a.m. to noon ET as part of the launch of the museum’s Jazz Appreciation Month. In this onstage conversation (and webcast), members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm discuss the history […]
Our homes are shelter from the storms. If there is chaos and unrest in your home, begin with this prayer when you return tonight. Our homes are the place in which we regroup rest and find peace. It is within the walls we find the ability to recharge our batteries from the day’s demands. A […]
We all want to think positive. No one wants to be that person that people run away from. We all want to love lives that can be reflective of what we wish to do in our lives. Joy, happiness, and forward thinking should be your mantra. If we are creatures of a loving God why […]
Harlem, New York– President Obama held a fundraiser last night at a recently opened Harlem neighborhood restaurant, Red Rooster; raising 1.5 million for the Democratic National Committee, and drawing crowds of many neighborhood supporters who hoped to catch a glimpse of the first African-American President. Among the 50 attendees of the $30,800-a-plate fundraiser, Charles Rangel […]
