The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia, started Thursday, June 19, with a ceremonial groundbreaking.

Union Presbyterian Seminary announced a key leadership change this month, welcoming a new leader and honoring longtime staff. Tamica Goode began her role as vice president for finance and administration on June 23.

A documentary about Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr., one of nine people killed in the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., will be screened on July 1.

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community will host its annual U.S. convention, Jalsa Salana USA, on Saturday, July 4-6 , at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, drawing attendees from across the country for a day of religious discussion, exhibitions and community building.

The Virginia Union University Gospel Choir has released its debut single, “Great is Yahweh,” marking a historic milestone for the student ensemble.

People of faith gathered again at Mother Emanuel AME on Tuesday just like they did 10 years ago, searching for God’s truth and his love in the church fellowship hall.

Rev. Kevin L. Jones has been named the new senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Jackson Ward, following a nationwide search that lasted more than two years.

Victory Church of God in Christ is participating in the Summer Food Service Program,

A group of clergy, faith-based protesters and disability advocates were once again arrested in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday, June 2, while praying against the Republican-led federal budget bill, including a wheelchair user who said potential cuts to health …

New Generation Church RVA will host a building dedication ceremony Sunday, June 8, at its newly opened campus in the Randolph neighborhood.

Bishop W. Darin Moore of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church remembers what it was like in the days after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

The man who was recently elected pope, Leo XIV, is an American citizen. He also is the descendant of Haitian immigrants who settled in Louisiana in the 1800s. In this, he shares a history that is deeply rooted in the …

Abner Baptist Church will host a Mental Health Education Seminar on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to noon at its sanctuary, 15143 Abner Church Road in Glen Allen.

New York Times bestselling author and speaker Jen Hatmaker will be the featured guest at River Road Church, Baptist, on Thursday, May 22, as part of the church’s Distinguished Speaker Forum series.

Bishop Barry C. Knestout of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond recently offered reflections following the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope The election, which took place May 8, brought Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, to …