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Church receives national urban farm status

Nearly 100 community members walked by tables loaded with baskets full of collard greens, kale, lettuce, turnip greens, purple sweet potatoes, carrots, radishes, leeks and other fresh produce.

Memorial service set for Kent A.P. Smith

A memorial service for Kent A.P. Smith will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Dr. Allix B. James Chapel of Coburn Hall at Virginia Union University.

Mother of Bishop Glenn succumbs at 77

New Deliverance Evangelistic Church Bishop Gerald O. Glenn credits his mother, Joan P. Andrews, for providing the guidance he needed as a young man to follow his call to ministry.

Garfield F. Childs Jr., accountant, succumbs at 70

Garland Ford Childs Jr. loved crunching numbers. That’s why he opened Childs Business Services in the West End. He operated the accounting and tax preparation business for more than four decades.

New SCLC chapter chartered in Richmond

The Rev. Dwayne E. Whitehead is the leader of a new Richmond area chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Holiday ‘miracle’ may save South Side church

The Richmond Christian Center might not have to sell its sanctuary after all.

Cornelius Sherman, educator and mentor

Mr. Cornelius Wright Sherman is being remembered following his death Dec. 18, 2014, in Richmond. He was 80.

Victims of violence

Those who lost someone to violence had a chance to publicly remember their loved ones last week at City Hall.

The race factor: What color was Jesus?

’Tis the season for depictions of baby Jesus and other biblical figures in movies and plays, on cards and in churches.

Rev. Canon Charles Poindexter, 82, former rector at St. Philip’s

Rev. Canon Charles L.L. Poindexter followed his childhood dream and served in the priesthood for more than five decades, including as rector at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church on North Side from 1998 to 2004.

Andraé Crouch tribute postponed

The tribute concert to gospel music icon Andraé Crouch scheduled for Dec. 9 at the Altria Theater was postponed, organizers announced.

Judge gives more time to Richmond Christian Center

The bankrupt Richmond Christian Center has gained a fresh 12-day opportunity.

Peggy Mitchell Smith, 86, former teacher

Edythe Elizebeth “Peggy” Mitchell Smith came from a long line of trailblazers.

Holiday show set for Sunday

Out with “Amahl.” In with “Home for the Holidays.”

Mary Frances Rogers Barnes, 80, educator

Mary Frances Rogers Barnes saw great potential in every child.