As we near the close of Holy Week, Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus on the cross at Calvary. Here in the Bay Area, congregations continue to adapt, offering limited in person and virtual service options. Here's a list of worship services and happenings throughout the Bay
What a year! What a year! 2020 was full of lessons, loss and love. Praying you are managing your emotional, spiritual and physical health - and accepting help when things are becoming overwhelming. Since we are still on a stay at home order throughout California, many services will continue virtually.
Bishop Frank Pinkard Jr., senior pastor of Oakland's Evergreen Baptist Church, passed away July 26 at the age of 86 following a long illness. Bishop Pinkard attended Bishop College in Dallas, Texas. Being blessed as an over-achiever, he completed a three-year seminary program in just two years at
Get ready as BET's "Sunday Best" season 10 returns, with host and mentor, Kirk Franklin, along with returning judges Erica Campbell, Kelly Price and Jonathan McReynolds. The popular gospel and inspirational music singing competition marked its 10th anniversary, while being taped before a live audience and
Covid-19 can't stop the cultural awakening taking place this year. This year's observances of Juneteenth might be slightly different compared to years past, but the celebration continues, increasing awareness about the nations oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. Nearly two and
The growing chorus chanting "Black Lives Matter" increases by the day, uniting people in the streets of America, demanding justice. In that same vein, local clergy took to the streets Sunday, June 14, 2020 calling for a Solidarity Sunday in response to an increase of police violence against
Lead by Rev. Dr. Dante Quick, Vallejo Pastors and clergy held a ERacism E3 (Educate, Eradicate and Eliminate) March & Rally, Sunday, June 7, 2020. Attendees took to the streets, marching from the Friendship Missionary Baptist Church to the Vallejo Waterfront, joining the national declaration of Black Lives Matter, while
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SF Interfaith & Community Leaders held a kneel-in, Monday, June 1, 2020 with Mayor London Breed, District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, Entertainer/Activist Jamie Foxx, and music artist Tank, demanding an end to the killing of people of color by police. Lead by the San Francisco Chapter of the NAACP
It's official, Jesus brought the sunshine Easter weekend during the debut of Lifetime's biopic The Clark Sisters: First Ladies of Gospel, reaching a record 2.7 million total viewers, and securing its place as Lifetime's highest-rated original movie since 2016. Social media timelines were
Covid-19 has swept through the nation, with a dramatic impact on the entire nation, with faith communities in particular, during one the busiest periods of the Christian calendar. All is not lost. God is still with us, reminding us of his omnipresence. Ministries are adapting, offering streaming and conference call
Fear is one of the persistent hounds of hell that dog the footsteps of the poor, the dispossessed, the disinherited…There are some things that are worse than death. To deny one's own integrity of personality in the presence of the human challenge is one of those things.
The 35thAnnual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, returns to Las Vegas, taping on Friday, March 27 at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena. The Stellar Awards recognizes the year's best performances in the genre, honors Gospel music icons and acknowledges the accomplishments of individuals instrumental in advocating for the industry.