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Good Soil Forum Returns to Award $500,000 to Entrepreneurs and Founders Ready for Growth

October 14, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

The fourth annual live pitch competition, presented by Wells Fargo, will equip entrepreneurs with mentorship, access to capital, and infrastructure needed to build lasting businesses IRVING, TX— The Good Soil Movement, founded by T.D. Jakes […]

Baptist Minister Says Black Church Champions for Civil Rights to Reign but Hesitates to Let Black Women Lead

October 1, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

HOWARD UNIVERSITY NEWS SERVICE — During a recent service at Howard University’s Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, Rev. Judy Fentress-Williams called on the Black church to be more steadfast in elevating Black women to the pulpit. […]

Chicago Church That Held Emmett Till’s Funeral Gets New Life

September 15, 2026 Staff 0

Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville restores its historic façade with neon sign It hung 15 feet above thousands of mourners as they paid their respects to a Black boy brutally murdered […]

Local Ministers Call on Lawmakers to Keep TPS

September 2, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

By St. Clair Murraine | Outlook Staff Writer | Calling Haitians “part of the American story,” Rev. RB Holmes led a group of local clergy members in a protest of a recent Supreme Court decision […]

Spruce Street Baptist Church to Posthumously Honor Renowned Gospel Artist Sir J. Robert Bradley “Mister Baptist”

August 28, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — The Spruce Street Baptist Church Music Department will host “Songspiration,” a worship service on Sunday, September 13, at 11 a.m. The event, held during Gospel Music Heritage Month, will posthumously honor renowned […]

Black Wealth, Prosperity Preaching and a New Push for Economic Power

July 5, 2026 Staff 0

As Black churches increasingly move beyond the pulpit into economic development, a small group of high-profile pastors—many tied to the prosperity gospel tradition—illustrate how faith, media, and business ventures have converged to build multimillion-dollar ministries […]

When Women Can Preach but Not Pastor

July 1, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

ST. LOUIS AMERICAN — Now, as the nation’s largest, most influential Protestant denomination moves to formally enforce gender restrictions on who can preach and pastor, Black clergy and church leaders are confronting the much larger […]

Africa University Gets First AME Member on Development Board

June 25, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

Written by BlackPress USA | Monifa McKnight, 50, an entrepreneur and educator from Maryland, is the first non-United Methodist to sit on the executive board of Africa University (Tennessee) Inc. By Eveline Chikwanah, United Methodist […]

Church Of God In Christ and Thrivent Partner to Advance Financial Education Across the Denomination Nationwide

June 10, 2026 Lynnfaye 0

BLACKPRESS USA NEWSWIRE — Through a new multi-year collaboration, more than 12,000 churches and their members will have access to financial education, workshops and generosity initiatives to support long-term financial well-being. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (June 8, […]

In the Black Church, Women’s Hats Still Testify

May 11, 2026 Staff 0

For generations, Black women’s church hats have blended faith, dignity, resistance, and cultural pride. by Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware In Black churches, women’s hats are more than elegant accessories. Rooted in scripture, history, and cultural expression, […]