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Galveston's 'Mother Church of Texas' plays an important role
Houston Chronicle· 55 minutes agoReedy’s origins date to 1848, when the southern branch of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a...
Churches £25m boost to become 'younger and culturally diverse'
BBC News· 4 hours agoThe Church of England (CofE) in Lancashire is to receive more than £25m to expand its work and...
What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
People of color lost a haven in Palm Springs. A new play dramatizes their loss
LA Times via Yahoo News· 54 minutes agoRoom Theatre Co. is set to run June 22 and 23 at United Methodist Church of Palm Springs and June 28...
One man says his father was born into slavery. Here’s what Juneteenth means to his family.
CNN.com· 1 day agoIn a northern Florida graveyard, as the trill of insects filled the air, 83-year-old Wilbur B. Bell...
Hundreds of residents take part in Enterprise’s Annual Juneteenth Parade
WDHN Dothan via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — Hundreds of residents were battling the heat participating in and watching...
Juneteenth Community Festival shares history in Lebanon
The Lebanon Democrat, Tenn. via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoJun. 15—The annual Juneteenth Festival is being held on Market Street in Lebanon today, where the community is celebrating freedom. June 19 was made a federal holiday in 2021 and commemorates ...
Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 5 days ago“To disfellowship like-minded churches … based on a local-church governance decision dishonors the...
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days – and the history of how...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoKnown as Juneteenth in Texas, Emancipation Days symbolized America’s attempt to free the enslaved...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – Next Wednesday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black people being freed from slavery after the Civil...
