NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Greater Middle Baptist Church will install the Rev. Rodney Echols Sr. as pastor on Sunday (September 15). Dr. Donald R. Ester, pastor of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I looked for a biblical reference point, there were actually too many to quote. I mean the bible is full of confirmation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The real-life drama that culminated with the removal of Confederate-era statues from what had been two Memphis-owned parks will be the subject of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For every quote I could give you right now, there are many of you who could quote at least three more appropriate ones...
ATLANTA VOICE — Lifestyle influencer Khadeen Ellis and Radio One personality Krystal Lee (“The Willie Moore, Jr. Show”) teamed up with St. Jude to host “Champagne...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Christian or not, kindness and goodwill are thought to be wonderful attributes of all people. Forgiveness and mercy are considered staples of the...
NNPA_NEWSWIRE — Jesus died to save us from us. Hence, God’s grace gives us insight that in Christ, salvation is still ours if we only give...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — We all know people who have heart-wrenching testimony about faith’s manifestation in tremendously dire situations in their lives. When the chips are down...
Pastor Harold Mayberry, the Senior Pastor at FAME (front) with Oakland police officers and members of the FAME community. Oakland’s First African Methodist Episcopalian Church, located...
The Rev. Dr. Valerie Miles-Tribble, Assistant Professor at the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley, and Pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, 430-49th St., Oakland....
Bishop Ernestine Reems (left) with Lady Barbara Bridges celebrating together before the signing of consecration documents of Bishop Damon Bridges, at Restoration for Life Ministries, April...
(left to right) Bishop Joseph Simmons, Bishop Gregory Payton, Pastor Sylvester Rutledge, Dr. Kenneth Anderson, President John Allen Anthony Harris, Pastor Germaine Anderson and Reverend Billy...
Left to right: Alicia Jones,Jordan Hicks, Che’ron Mize, Imani Packwood Scott,Freda Jackson,Ester Westbrook,Tonya Berry, Rev. Ora Hicks (Minister Tree Of Life) Pastor Phyllis Scott( Founding Pastor,...
On August 12, the Emanuel Pearlgate Baptist Church will celebrate the retirement of Rev. Wade Hampton. The celebration program will be at the Olivet Baptist Church located...
From left to right: Elder Jay D. Pimentel, Rev. Amos Brown, Mayor London Breed, Rev, Dr. Frederick Douglas Haynes, III . By Mrs. Frankie Gillette A...
Lucy Kinchen Chorale personnel, from left to right: Connie Davidson, Mignon Wynn, Jennifer Eurby, Dushka Hernandez-Goff, Lenora Thompson, Beverly Norris, Cressida Simpson, Yvonne Chu, Virginia Smyly,...
Members and supporters attend March 8 meeting of Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC). Rev. Ken Chambers is shown at bottom, second from right. The City...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...