For many who grew up in predominantly Black church congregations, the importance of public involvement was intertwined with historical and theological teachings. “Part of the importance to me ...
The kick drum thumped. The high hat ticked. And the audience punctuated the hymn with the syncopated double clapping often heard in Black churches. Some of the congregants sang with masks over ...
Send us a voice memo. On a forested county road east of the Sulphur Springs city limits, you’ll find East Caney Baptist Church. The Rev. LaVelle Hendricks pastors this congregation of about 50, ...