Qcity churches receive life-saving skills and equipment
At First Baptist Church West, about a dozen members and staffers received training Thursday in how to use an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, part of a larger effort to save lives.
On Saturday and Sunday – Mothers Day weekends – S. Kristi Douglas will bring an inspirational, faith-based musical, “Daughter of the King" to Pease Auditorium at the CPCC uptown campus.
FISHERS OF MEN
In my early years of walking with God, I saw religion and Christianity as almost synonymous. As I've matured in my faith, I've come to realize an key distinction.
They read the same Bible yet disagree on whether to amend the N.C. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Today we conclude our two-part conversation with two black preachers.
QCITY RADIO
In this week’s podcast, Real Talk Radio host Janine Davis talks with Bishop Terrell L. Murphy of New Birth Charlotte about “building a real relationship with God.”
LIVES THAT MATTER
At The Park Church and beyond, the Rev. Darlene Thomas “Dee” McGuire is remembered for the work she did in women's ministry.
Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, who spoke at Monday's MLK prayer breakfast, invokes the community to put the past in its proper perspective and remember King’s legacy by creating new ones.
GUEST COMMENTARY
As America observes Martin Luther King Day, speeches will be made on the late leader's dream. Beyond these litanies of reflections, lies a dormant King that has yet to be discovered or seriously discussed.
Can we contrast the messages of current social uprisings with the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr.? Of course we can.
The international gospel artist and pastor of New Life Fellowship Center has hosted a gun buyback program each of the last five Christmas seasons. Last weekend his church collected more than 40 handguns and 22 long guns.
I find it frustrating that many in the black community cannot see similarities between the oppression used to subjugate gays and the oppression used to subjugate other minority groups.
STORIES OF HOPE:
A year ago last month, the 37-year-old licensed esthetician and salon owner was diagnosed with breast cancer. It marked the start of a new life, she tells Qcitymetro.com.
At First Baptist Church-West, members took to the bowling lanes to draw attention to the issue of women and heart disease.
GUEST COMMENTARY
Unemployment. War. Social and political unrest. Our nation has some tough days ahead, but keep the faith; the same God that brought us through challenging times in the past is still in control.
At First Baptist Church West, about a dozen members and staffers received training Thursday in how to use an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, part of a larger effort to save lives.
The conservative North Carolina religious leader said the president's decision to endorse same-sex marriage was grievous to God, who, according to Graham, defined marriage 8,000 years ago.
They read the same Bible yet disagree on whether to amend the N.C. Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Read the first installment of our two-part conversation with two black preachers.
A CHURCH YOU SHOULD KNOW: Founded in 1995 by international recording artist John P. Kee, this west Charlotte church has been active in reshaping the image of a community once associated with crime and poverty.
Black voters appear poised to help put same-sex marriage ban into N.C. constitution.
Is church tourism another way of sharing the gospel — or are folks just pimping the pulpit?
Congregational Health Promoters, a free program sponsored by Presbyterian Healthcare, will hold a training session March 17 at Gethsemane Baptist Church in Davidson.
He is a Charlotte pastor who calls himself an "apostle." But former church members say there is a darker side to this self-proclaimed disciple.
For more than a year, the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network (RAIN) has been quietly working in a handful of Charlotte churches to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS.
For the second time in a week, President Barack Obama's religious beliefs have been called into question.
Just when you thought the spectacle that is Bishop Eddie Long could not get any worse ...
At Presbyterian Hospital, officials are working with local churches to improve the overall health of African Americans and Latinos in the Charlotte region.
A Chicago preacher laments the many demands placed upon him as he seeks to serve his congregation.
Lawyers preparing an appeals document for Anthony and Harriet Jinwright say they need extra words. Feds seize more Jinwright assets. Former Jinwright church faces mounting bankruptcy costs.
In a recent interview, the senior pastor of The Park Ministries talked about various aspects of the African American church, including his goals as president of the Hampton University Ministers Conference.
Meet a Charlotte-based nonprofit on a mission to inspire positive change in local youth.
FISHERS OF MEN
In this week's Monday devotional, Ciara encourages believers to put aside their differences and work for the common cause of Christ.
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