Religion

"Pray" is an immersive production at Baltimore Center Stage that invites audiences to become part of the congregation and experience a Black church service that is different every night, exploring Black spirituality beyond denominational boundaries and honoring Black women and femmes.

Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell, founder of Atlanta's 2819 Church, recently appeared as a featured speaker at Forward Conference 2026, a massive annual gathering for evangelical youth and young adults, hosted by Jentezen Franklin, a trusted advisor of President Donald Trump.

Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel has spent 12 years studying cosmological data and believes he has found scientific evidence to support the Genesis creation account, adding a new voice to the centuries-old debate over science and faith.

Project TURN is a unique program at Duke Divinity School that brings together divinity students and incarcerated individuals to study theology, ethics, and Christian history as equals, creating opportunities for mutual transformation and challenging traditional ideas about prison ministry.

The Southern Baptist Convention's vote to tighten its ban on women pastors has exposed a contradiction in Black churches, where women are often trusted to do the work of ministry but excluded from many of its highest positions.

The Baltimore Sun's misidentification of Pastor Antoine Burton as a crime suspect has sparked outrage among the city's clergy, Maryland elected officials, and local community leaders, prompting questions about newsroom safeguards, public trust, and the consequences of getting someone's identity wrong.

Jacob Green's documentary "Finding Fellowship" and book "Too Precious to Lose" tell the story of a historically Black community in Maryland that chose reconciliation over retreat and is now threatened by suburban development, while also paying tribute to his grandmother, Ida Pearl Green, who embodied the values of faith, service, and perseverance.

Bayron Wilson, co-founder of Urban Alchemy, is working to change the narrative around formerly incarcerated people by providing them with employment, housing, and other services, while emphasizing their value and potential.

A new national study of Christian donors found that while 95% of Christian donors surveyed said they aspire to give consistently, only about 30% currently meet that standard, despite economic uncertainty and inflation.

Black churches have traditionally been a source of spiritual guidance for Black Americans, but new research shows that many are now turning to AI chatbots for answers, raising questions about the role of technology in the church and the potential for algorithms to compete with pastors.