A formerly enslaved man was thrown out of an Old City church. He then founded America’s first African Methodist Episcopal church

Mark Tyler, historiographer and executive director of research and scholarship of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, often wonders: What if Christians stood up in the 1780s and challenged the ...
KTBS

First Methodist Church members move forward after devastating fire

MARSHALL, Tx. - The congregation of First Methodist Church in Marshall held a prayer service Wednesday to worship together and grieve the loss of the historic church. This is the first time church ...
Billy Penn

Mother Bethel AME spotlights Black history as ‘52 Weeks of Firsts’ series continues

Organizers see the Mother Bethel AME Church “Firstival” as a chance to amplify African American history while it’s being erased in other parts of Philadelphia and the U.S.
Yahoo

From a judge's rejection to $30M in assets: First Church United Methodist's day in court

The clock is ticking for a downtown Oklahoma City church seeking to exit the United Methodist Church and another week will go by as the congregation attempts to sever ties. The trustees of First ...
KTBS

First United Methodist Church votes to leave denomination

SHREVEPORT, La. - One of Louisiana’s largest Methodist churches has voted to leave the United Methodist denomination. First United Methodist Church in Shreveport joins close to 90 other churches ...
WHYY

New Jersey’s first Methodist church celebrates 250 years in Trenton

From Princeton to Cape May, what do you wonder about South Jersey, its people, and its culture that you want WHYY to investigate? Let us know here. A lot of candles will be needed for the Turning ...