Religion

The Community Concert Choir of Baltimore, marking 16 years and fresh from performances in Rome and Carnegie Hall, will make its Atlanta debut at historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. Director Marco K. Merrick highlights ties to Sen. Raphael Warnock and the city's rich African American history, faith, and musical heritage.

Father Michael Pfleger, longtime activist and leader of Chicago's predominantly Black St. Sabina Catholic Church, has been reinstated after an independent investigation found no evidence supporting allegations he abused a minor decades ago. While Cardinal Cupich welcomed his return, supporters say the fifth unsubstantiated claim against Pfleger reveals a flawed church process needing reform.

For six decades, Phyllis M. Byrdwell has used music as a form of ministry, education and service, helping shape generations of worshippers and musicians at Mount Zion Baptist Church and throughout the Seattle community.

Activist Bishop William J. Barber II, the Moral Mondays leader, is taking his fight to churches and neighborhoods — and ultimately to the ballot box.

For decades, stigma and silence have complicated the relationship between faith communities and the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To effectively fight the ongoing health crisis, the Black Church must first confront its painful past to embrace a more inclusive, healing future.

Willie Pearl Mackey King transformed scattered scraps smuggled from a Birmingham jail cell into Dr. King's most famous letter. Sixty-three years later, a new foundation is making sure her pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement is finally getting its due.

As Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell's 2819 Church experiences rapid growth in Atlanta, a recent warning from prophet Joshua T. Giles has reignited a debate regarding celebrity and spiritual authority in the Black church.

Tamara Johnson-Shealey has launched White People School, a provocative new initiative by the nonprofit Reparations Sunday designed to help white Americans examine their understanding of Black history, systemic racism, and reparations through virtual lectures and field experiences.

Bishop William J. Barber II and a coalition of faith leaders have launched '100 Days; 1,000 Marches to the Polls,' a nationwide voter mobilization effort, following their arrests at the Hart Senate Office Building. This initiative marks a strategic shift for the Moral Mondays campaign, moving its focus from Washington D.C. to grassroots community engagement ahead of the midterm elections.

Rev. Joshua Thomas, son of Bishop Walter Scott Thomas Sr., has established Freedom Church in metro Atlanta, a rapidly growing congregation designed to address 'church hurt' and offer a contemporary approach to spiritual engagement.