Rev. Frank Pinkard is a pastor at Evergreen Baptist Church on West Macarthur Blvd. in Oakland. He was active in the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968,...
Faithfully, every Monday afternoon, hundreds of Oakland’s growing homeless population and needy families that live on the streets or under freeway overpasses , are served nutritious...
Bethel AME will celebrate 166 years of service to the San Francisco community on March 4 at 10am. Themed “Homecoming”, this will be ther first anniversary...
The Rev. Cynthia Carter Perrilliat, MPA, and CEO of the Alameda County Care Alliance, has been described as motivational, inspirational with a passion for life...
Marie Sturgell and President Ray Carlisle of NID Housing Counseling Agency at the Feb. 3 workshop at Williams Chapel Baptist Church. Photo by Sue Taylor. On...
Saying the lord works in mysterious ways is in understatement to Rev. Robert Shaw. Just a few months ago, he was telling some congregants at Bethel...
Over 100 community members recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of Acts Cyrene Apartments at 9400 International Boulevard. The 59-unit mixed used family development in...
Allen Temple Baptist Church Children’s Choir Director Jamie O’Donal joyfully directing a presentation by children in the music instruction programs, which are open to the public....
Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ gave away 1300 turkeys last Saturday to the community, after church members went door to door in the...
The Allen Temple Baptist Church will serve dinner to their surrounding East Oakland community on site at 8501 International Blvd. After thirty years of continuous, dedicated voluntarism...
“Steadfast and Immovable” the 95th SF NAACP Freedom Fund Gala at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco. Honorees pose with SF NAACP President; (left to right)...
Shiloh Kingdom Builders (SKB) is an extension of Shiloh Baptist Church that works with entrepreneurs to dominate the marketplace as a Kingdom Citizen. At the conference,...
(Left to Right – Front Row) Sister Traleta Bradford, Pastor Geraldine Hill, Mother June Sewell and Sister Shirley Johnson; Second row: Pastor Ross Johnson, Deacon Leonard...
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles greets a member in Harlem, N.Y., after a meeting marking the 20th anniversary of the...
By Marianne Holman Prescott Deseret News The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints (LDS) announced a donation of 10 million dollars and plans to...
St. Benedict Catholic Church, which stands as a beacon of hope in East Oakland, will begin National Catholic History Month with an old-fashioned revival. It will...
Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Rev. Donald R. Scurry of Joshua Christian Church at the Chapel of the Chimes annual clergy appreciation. Photo by Eric Marshall Photography....
St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church in West Oakland is expanding its childcare program to provide 24/7 care. The program serves infants to 5-year-olds, offering full and...
The Fall 2017 revival season is upon us, and Allen Temple Baptist Church in East Oakland is determined to build community. Themed “Building Beloved Community”, the...
From left to right: Former Oakland City Manager Henry Gardner, longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, author Martha C. Taylor, food ministry leader Bill...
Acts Full Gospel Church of God in Christ (AFGC) hosted it’s Back to School Bash and Health Fair on Saturday, August 26, where hundreds of backpacks...
The Reverend Dr. Amos C. Brown has much to celebrate, and on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017, he did so with a star-studded gathering of leaders. After 40...
Photo by JB@internationalmediatv By Belva Davis The Older Adult Ministry of Downs United Methodist Church in Oakland was the first African American Church group to organize a...
Allen Temple Baptist Church Senior Pastor J. Alfred Smith Jr., surrounded by deacons and standing next to Assistant Pastor Jacqueline A. Thompson, announced his retirement on...
A woman of strength and faith in God, Verdie Brown Lipscomb is celebrating her 90th birthday. She is a member of the Women’s Mission Society at...