They liked their emotive form of worship and saw no reason to cast it aside. Nevertheless, most black Southerners ended up joining independent black churches that had been formed in the North ...

Methodist worship, which was warm, simple, and emotional was more appealing to ordinary black people than Episcopalianism, which was more formal and structured. The Philadelphia church became ...

An unusual partnership between a Black Baptist church and a white Presbyterian church, born out of need, has become an ...

“Rarely do you find the church janitor mentioned as many times as Mr. Thomas” John Thomas was a black man and World ... Thomas was never allowed to worship with the congregation.

We was the first Black church here in the city of Newark ... know the pastor there," D'Elia said. "I've been to worship services at the church, as part of a bunch of our community outreach ...

It also was a safe house of worship for Black steelworkers living in Bessemer. “As a church in a Black neighborhood, the First AME has been a haven for the Black culture, social interaction ...