The third of 12 children, the Rev. John K. Frazier Sr. was born in Tennell, Alabama. Frazier began preaching as a teenager, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The sound of 117-year-old organ pipes flows along downtown Charleston streets each Sunday, marking the heartbeat of Mother Emanuel AME Church and its centuries-old mission of ...

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Celebrating Kwanzaa this week, Philadelphians gathered to share traditions of the holiday. Held at Mother Bethel AME Church, their vendor village gave community ...

An America250PA commemorative Liberty Bell was unveiled on Sunday at Mother Bethel AME Church, where it will be on display throughout the year and the summer leading up to the 250th celebration in ...

Bishop Reginald T. Jackson of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, a revered clergyman and civil rights leader who opposed racial profiling, under-funding of urban schools and other injustices in ...

CLINTON, Iowa — After years of damage, delays and unfulfilled repair plans, Clinton’s historic Bethel church is set to be demolished — and a group of residents are now working to save what they can.

St. James AME Church isn’t the biggest church in Denton, but after 150 years of worship and ministry, its footprint is deep. The oldest Black church in Denton has birthed and formed at least seven ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — The African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Church of Kingston has received a $15,000 Sacred Sites Grant to be put towards architectural work for roof replacement, according to an ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- As voters head to the polls for municipal elections in North Carolina, members of St. Joseph AME Church in Durham are urging voters to stay engaged and hold their elected ...

The restoration of the historic cast-iron bell at Ebenezer AME Church in Lincolnville took place this summer. To celebrate its return to the bell tower and the church’s 147 th anniversary, a ceremony ...

CHARLESTON — Current and retired African Methodist Episcopal Church employees have found relief more than three years after they learned the organization’s pension manager siphoned tens of millions ...

Dozens gathered at Big Bethel AME Church for "Social Justice Sunday." It's meant to commemorate the upcoming 62nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's March on Washington and "I have a Dream" speech ...