‘The Fire Made Us Fearless’: New York Middle Church’s Material Resurrection
After years of scrambling to preserve the community and the church’s mission during renovations, the church now wants to get back to its social justice work.
Black Churches Back Embattled Smithsonian African American History Museum After Trump’s Order
In a March 27 executive order, Trump alleged that Smithsonian exhibits had disparaged the nation's history via a ‘divisive, race-centered ideology.’
The Fight for the Empty Tomb
This issue of A Public Witness explores an intra-Catholic Easter weekend as well as multiple Easter sermons from progressive ministers around the United States.
Black LGBTQ Christians Ask: Where Is the Black Church’s Prophetic Voice on Our Rights?
‘I think most of the major Black denominations, in terms of its membership, is divided,’ said Bishop Reginald Jackson, leader of mid-Atlantic African Methodist Episcopal churches.
From 65 Feet Above the Altar, Ukrainian Master Races To Finish Texas Church’s Easter Icon
Vladimir Grygorenko is decorating the dome of a North Texas Christian Orthodox Church with an iconic representation of the ascension of Christ.
Churches to Ring Bells to Recall Start of Revolutionary War
This issue of A Public Witness explores the “Let Freedom Ring!” initiative’s remembrance of the past, which also serves as a warning about contemporary tyrannical threats.
Why Did Jesus Die? Churches Grapple With the Mystery of Atonement
In recent decades, many mainline Protestants have moved away from the Calvinist theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased.
A Study Found Black Christians Often Distrust American Muslims. A New Program Hopes To Change That
In the sessions, Black faith leaders are schooled on the differences between Sunni, Shia, and Nation of Islam sects and discuss the privileges Black Christians can enjoy compared to Black Muslims.
Joan Brown Campbell, Global and National Ecumenical Leader, Dies at 93
Campbell, who also was the director of religion at the Chautauqua Institution, was described as 'an extraordinary ecumenist and activist' by Bishop Vashti McKenzie, the current NCC general secretary.
Abyssinian Baptist Church Welcomes Dismissal of Pastor Candidate’s Discrimination Suit
The Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman, who served in leadership roles at Abyssinian, including as assistant minister, said in a Wednesday statement that she is ‘prayerfully preparing’ an appeal.