ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- The First Baptist Church was completely removed by demo crews as of Monday, Feb. 17th following a fire that destroyed much of the former church the week before. The fire ...

As we celebrate influential individuals throughout Black History Month in the Mohawk Valley, we pay tribute to Ellen Elizabeth Lavender, affectionately known as Mother Lavender.

The fire started Monday night at the United Missionary Baptist Church on 25th and Thompson streets. Footage from SkyForce10 ...

A fire in Elmira took out a big piece of history on Thursday night, the former First Baptist Church. The church has deep ...

Pastor Dr. Jamal Bryant made the call in his sermon Sunday, highlighting Target's DEI rollback and saying the retailer had "spit in the face of Black people." ...

“As a Baptist minister and president of an organization dedicated to religious freedom, I welcome this lawsuit and urge the federal judiciary to quickly block Trump’s attack on churches,” he said.

Vice President JD Vance fired back at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops over its denunciation of the Trump administration rule change allowing ICE raids in churches and schools. Last week ...

National Baptist Convention, USA, a Nashville-based denomination is the nation's oldest and largest Black Protestant group, installs new president and team for first time in 10 years. National ...

UTICA, N.Y. -- If you believed Antarctica held the title for the coldest place on Earth, not today. On Tuesday, Utica recorded a frigid 14 degrees in the afternoon, while Antarctica experienced a ...

A cross is reflected in glass panels at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, on Oct. 14. Photo: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images ...

DORAVILLE, Ga. (BP) – The charge to “Let Freedom Run” typically spices Pastor Bill Kelly’s devotion at the annual Martin Luther King 5K Drum Run kicking off Jan. 20 from First Baptist Church of ...

Among the flock of Evangelical leaders attending President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration in Washington, D.C., next Monday will be the leader of what purports to be the world's third-largest ...