The Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Virginia Interfaith Power & Light and Mosby Memorial Baptist Church gave away 200 native trees and shrubs to Richmond residents last Saturday.

Second Presbyterian Church in Richmond will host a speaker series titled, “Rooting in Place: Planting Seeds of Resilience,” focusing on the intersection of environmental care and social justice. The series takes place Sundays from September through October, with events scheduled …

The Unshakeable Conference happens at New Life Outreach Church Oct. 2 through 6. Led by Pastors Carlos and Rosalinda Rivera, this year’s conference centers on a theme drawn from Hebrews 12:28-29, reminding participants that through Christ, they are receiving a …

On Oct. 5, New Canaan International Church will host Live2Lead, a global leadership event organized by author and leadership expert John Maxwell. Dwayne Whitehead and The Whitehead Group will serve as local hosts for this event, which features a lineup …

Arterius G. Rollins, a 15-year-old sophomore at Goochland High School, is preparing for a significant milestone in his spiritual journey.

First Baptist Church is accepting registrations for its Upward Bound basketball league, open to boys and girls in first through sixth grade and its cheerleading league for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Early registration, which ends Nov. 1, is …

A panel discussion on Project 2025 will be held on 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, at The Saint Paul’s Baptist Church, Creighton Campus, 4247 Creighton Road. Jean Boone, publisher of the Richmond Free Press, is among the panelists.

Jason Shelton has made a deep scholarly dive into the world of the Black church. But not everything in his new book, “The Contemporary Black Church: The New Dynamics of African American Religion,” was learned at the University of Texas …

The Prince Edward County Branch NAACP will honor civil rights pioneer the Rev. L. Francis Griffin with a wreath-laying ceremony next month.

Union Presbyterian Seminary’s William Smith Morton Library will host the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s traveling exhibition, “Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human?” The exhibit will run Sep. 3 through Nov. 15, offering an opportunity …

The work of the Rev. Wilson E. B. Shannon will live on thanks to his family and congregation, after the pastor of First Baptist Church Centralia died at the age of 68, leaving a legacy of service.

A Baptist missions organization has received a $1 million donation from a Virginia mega-church, boosting its efforts to help girls in Africa.

The Progressive National Baptist Convention focused on get-out-the-vote efforts during its annual meeting and celebrated Vice President Kamala Harris becoming a presidential candidate.

The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church launched a get-out-the vote effort, chose new bishops and finalized the restructuring of some departments during its quadrennial meeting in late July.

A song by local songwriter Anthony “Junebug” Turner Jr. is featured on Ricky Dillard’s “Choirmaster II” album, which won two categories at the 39th Stellar Awards in Las Vegas on July 20.