COVID-19 and its Effects on Churches in South Africa

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COVID-19 and its Effects on Churches in South Africa

COVID-19 and its Effects on Churches in South Africa By Presiding Elder Willem Burger, 15thEpiscopal District Doors locked in churches, mosques, sanctuaries, shrines, and temples [...]

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Faith is a strong guiding force in the lives of many African American women. And for all that they receive from their spiritual communities, they give back even more. In fact, black women have long been regarded as the backbone of the black church. But their extensive and significant contributions

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Partial opening of religious services is being considered, Ramaphosa says

In his announcement of what will be permitted during Level 3 of the national lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the government is considering proposals to allow the partial reopening of religious

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Local Churches Not Rushing Return

Following the California Department of Public Health’s lifting of church closures due to the coronavirus this week, County health officials say local places of worship can now reopen, with certain guidelines to prevent continued spread of the

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Tanzanian President Urges Public Not to Fear COVID-19 Pandemic

Tanzanian President John Magufuli on Sunday urged members of the public to stop fearing the COVID-19 pandemic but he said they should continue observing protective guidelines issued by health

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Jomo Kenyatta: Early Days to His Political Awakening

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Mail-In Ballots An Alternative To Standing In Voting Lines

As the June 9 primary elections draw nearer, the importance of absentee voting in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic becomes more

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COMMENTARY: The Black Church Faces an Atypical Crisis

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Southwestern Christian College (1948- )

Southwestern Christian College, a junior college with a four year Bible degree program, was largely the brainchild of George P. Bowser (1874-1950), an influential African American preacher in Churches of Christ. A former Methodist minister, Bowser received biblical and ministerial training at

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Nigeria: Governors Defy Experts' Warning, Lift Ban On Worship Centres

The lifting of the ban has, therefore, heightened fears over breach of personal distancing requirements even as the federal government and experts on Thursday warned state government against relaxing restrictions and hasty reopening of worship

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Keyes, Alan L. (1950- )

A controversial and conservative Republican, Alan Lee Keyes has perhaps one of the most extensive resumes to date in public and political

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Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Houston, Texas (1868- )

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the first African American Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, was organized in January 1866 by former slaves. These individuals were assisted by white missionaries from the First Baptist Church and the German Baptist Church. Antioch’s members worshiped at the two

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PROTEST VIDEO: Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19

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Collins, Seaborn J. (1852- ? )

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Angolan Government Reopens Libraries, Cinemas, Theatres

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National Black Economic Development Conference

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FEED 5000 AT PAUL QUINN COLLEGE | Dallas Weekly

Minnie’s Food Pantry, 10th Episcopal District of the AME Church, K104 and Smooth RB 105.7 have joined forces to “Feed 5000” at Paul Quinn

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Masks Handed Out to Help St. Louis-Area Black Churches Open | Afro

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Memphis Massacre

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Black History Month 2015: Historic African American Churches

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(1837) Theodore S. Wright, “Prejudice Against the Colored Man”

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First Baptist Church [St. Louis, Missouri] (1817- )

First Baptist Church in St. Louis, founded as First African Baptist Church, is the oldest continuously operating black church in Missouri. The precursor to the church was founded by John Peck and James Welch, two white Baptist missionaries sent west in 1817 by the Baptist Triennial Missionary

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Meet the clergy who won’t stop in-person preaching during COVID-19

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Renowned Voice and Piano Teacher

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Educator Joseph Charles Price was born

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Donnie McClurkin Calls Trump’s Decision to Reopen Churches ‘reckless’ – Free Press of Jacksonville

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Mount Zion Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington (1890- )

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Northwest Enterprise (1920-1954?)

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KIEREINI: As fury rages over US police, let’s also look in the

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Northern Virginia Reopens, Albeit With Restrictions

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