A Northern California family and megachurch congregation are praying for a 2-year-old girl to be resurrected after the toddler stopped breathing and was pronounced dead over the weekend. “We’re asking ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of a silent vigil. This story was updated on Aug. 28, 2025, to include details about an upcoming celebration of ministry for the Rev.

Jacksonville has lost a noted educator and community leader. The family of Lady Estelle McKissick of The Bethel Church in Jacksonville announced her death on Wednesday in a social media post. “There ...

To understand why Lancaster’s Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church came into being, you need to go back to its founding. There you will find that although Lancaster’s leaders believed “persons of ...