‘Keep working, marching, advocating,’ pastor tells Citywide Mass Meeting audience
Soul-stirring songs, dramatic presentations and moving messages filled Cedar Street Baptist Church of God on Monday. The occasion: The annual Citywide Mass Meeting to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Church receives national urban farm status
Nearly 100 community members walked by tables loaded with baskets full of collard greens, kale, lettuce, turnip greens, purple sweet potatoes, carrots, radishes, leeks and other fresh produce.
New SCLC chapter chartered in Richmond
The Rev. Dwayne E. Whitehead is the leader of a new Richmond area chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Holiday ‘miracle’ may save South Side church
The Richmond Christian Center might not have to sell its sanctuary after all.
Victims of violence
Those who lost someone to violence had a chance to publicly remember their loved ones last week at City Hall.
The race factor: What color was Jesus?
’Tis the season for depictions of baby Jesus and other biblical figures in movies and plays, on cards and in churches.
Andraé Crouch tribute postponed
The tribute concert to gospel music icon Andraé Crouch scheduled for Dec. 9 at the Altria Theater was postponed, organizers announced.
Judge gives more time to Richmond Christian Center
The bankrupt Richmond Christian Center has gained a fresh 12-day opportunity.
Holiday show set for Sunday
Out with “Amahl.” In with “Home for the Holidays.”
Richmond Christian Center auctioned to Henrico church
The building that housed the bankrupt Richmond Christian Center is going to remain a worship center.
Free Press reporter honored by South Richmond church
Dr. Michael A. Sanders, pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church, presented Free Press reporter Joey Matthews with a plaque during the worship service Sunday, Nov. 16, at the church at 2611 Bells Road.
Sharon Baptist Church building no longer for sale
Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson Ward is still on the market, according to a major Richmond real estate company’s website.
Foundation eyeing former Catholic school for apartments
An abandoned Catholic school on North Side is being targeted for a projected $10 million transformation into 92 affordable apartments for the elderly and disabled.
3 area churches up for sale, auction block
The prominent Richmond Christian Center at 214 Cowardin Ave. is one of several sanctuaries that are on the market, including the former home of Second Baptist Church of South Richmond a few blocks away and Sharon Baptist Church in Jackson …
Faith helped police sergeant through childhood trauma
Richmond Police Sgt. Carol Adams says not a day goes by that she doesn’t have flashbacks of her father viciously beating her mother.
