Founded in 1910, First Baptist Church of Venice corresponded with the area’s evolution as an early enclave of Black residents in the only area near the beach where Black people were allowed to historically buy property in LA.
Scholar Kristen Lucken explores how themes of rest and contemplation are woven throughout the fabric of most religious traditions and the various ways they remain equally salient in our lives today.
Before and during the Civil War, white Texas Baptist leadership tied their theology of the gospel and plans for evangelism directly to Southern plantation patriarchy and support of the Confederacy. Read full piece
Dozens of leaders from the preacher’s former congregation are calling for him to resign from The Trinity Church. Read full piece
The company is intensifying formal partnerships with faith groups across the United States and shaping the future of religious experience. Read full piece
How a nascent movement against complementarianism is confronting Christian patriarchy from within. Read full piece
Rachel Maddow mentions the Missouri clergy statement organized by Word&Way. See video clip
Amid the changes at the Tokyo Olympics are adjustments to the way the Games are accommodating athletes’ religious needs, as well as to the way outside groups are able to share their faith with Olympians and their fans.
Clergy from around the state are joining calls for Missourians to get vaccinated. More than 200 Missouri pastors and ministers have signed a statement urging Christians to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Read full piece
Faith leaders across Missouri are calling for congregations to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 200 pastors and ministers in Missouri signed a statement which states that they hope Christians will get vaccinated as a way of following Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Read full