The church was the starting point for the Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights marches in 1965. Nearly a quarter of the trail’s sites are in Alabama, a place many consider ground zero for the civil ...

Admittedly, 2025 wasn’t the most tumultuous year in local news, but sometimes it felt that way as Mecklenburg County and its residents found themselves buffeted by developments across the nation and ...

The four-term governor and committed church-goer politicked with evangelical fervor. But Jim Hunt still struggled to sway the Religious Right.

The First Baptist Church in Gastonia celebrated its 150th anniversary with a momentous leadership change, selecting Johnathan ...

The nearly 200 people gathered were in attendance to learn from experts and activists about how to protest immigration raids ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - WTOC’s Dawn Baker got the chance to speak with Karen Wortham a First African Baptist Church historian.

The Celebrate Recovery program at Russell Springs First Baptist Church is not only helping people overcome addictions, but ...

Rev. Clinton Miller, pastor of Brown Memorial Baptist Church and a pillar of Brooklyn’s faith community, is remembered for ...

The First Baptist Church of Bridgeport will host an Open House Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 11, to mark the completion of a new addition to the church. The ...

Son of a Baptist preacher, grandson of a Baptist preacher, great-grandson of a Baptist preacher, King viewed Baptist identity ...

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

New data from the federal government shows that spending on new construction of churches and other houses of worship ...