UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, died on Dec. 30, at age 77 of complications from ...

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

A heartfelt farewell to gospel artist Richard Smallwood, filled with music, memories, and messages of faith, celebrated his life and legacy.

A writer reflects on watching the Rose Bowl matchup of Indiana University and Alabama. Alabama's nickname, "Crimson Tide," reminded the author of a hymn sung in Alabama churches. This inspired a ...

Dewey Smith brings the keynote address at Monday’s King Day Breakfast at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany. ALBANY – The Rev.

Dr. Karri Turner Bryant's dress, which was incorrectly called sheer by some critics, was criticized on social media Paras Griffin/Getty;Prince Williams/WireImage Atlanta pastor Jamal Bryant defended ...

Several events will mark MLK Day in Atlanta, the city of his birth he fashioned into the "Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement ...

ATLANTA - Monday is a federal holiday where we remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Taking place in ...

Reynolds wrote the words down on his printed program. This was the beginning of what later became the new sacrament hymn “ As Bread Is Broken ,” one of the first new hymns added in 2024 to “ Hymns for ...

Here are some of the volunteer opportunities in Philadelphia, from neighborhood cleanups to early literacy training. Plus: a look at Temple University’s major service hub.

Delegates from 17 congregations of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America heard five hours of argument in a church ...