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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester held a service on New Year’s Eve honoring Watch Night, the day that enslaved people secretly gathered at homes and churches to wait for the ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) — An Albany congregation plans to welcome the New Year by hosting a Watch Night Service—and you’re invited to attend. Mt. Zion Baptist Church’s Watch Night Service starts at 9 p.m.

NOTTOWAY COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A church on Mount Nebo Road in Blackstone is severely damaged after officials said it caught on fire last night. At around 11:23 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13, the Blackstone ...

Leonard McKinnis II, an associate pastor at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in northwest Champaign, and his son, Leonard McKinnis III, look through the remains of the sanctuary Thursday ...

CHARLESTON — When Polly Sheppard walked into Mt. Zion AME Church last year, she felt a jolt of surprise. Old pews and historic woodwork were conspicuously missing from the renovated holy space. She ...

EMPHIS, Tenn. — It calls itself “the blackest church in Memphis” and soon Abyssinian Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Big events are planned beginning Friday, Nov. 14 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. – A historic milestone was celebrated today at Mt. Zion Church, reaching its 158th anniversary. The church was built established in 1867, two years after the end of the Civil War in ...

Mount Zion Baptist Church in Madison is hosting an annual food drive with Divine Nine chapters as SNAP benefits face delays affecting nearly 700,000 Wisconsin residents The church's food pantry was ...

Mount Zion Cemetery in Halethorpe is a place for peace. But that peace is often hard to find for the loved ones of those buried there. “It’s unbearable,” Darnita McCloud said. “I can’t even find my ...

MOUNT ZION — Kaiden Stout only seemed to get stronger with every touch. The senior running back powered Rochester with over 300 yards of offense and three scores in a 28-24 comeback win over Mount ...

Rochester, N.Y. — Mt. Olivet Baptist Church celebrated 115 years of serving the Rochester community. The church is one of the oldest historically African American Baptist churches. Since its ...