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‘Nobody does it like us,’ Black church conference attendee proclaims

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – Finishing an event in Louisville, Ky., Belinda Wright thought it excellent to swing by the Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC) in Ridgecrest, N.C., to relax and spend time with her sister Joyice Jones from Suffolk, Va.

Black Church conference helps leaders ‘Thrive’

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) – The annual Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC) resembles the churches it aims to serve – energetic worship and powerful sermons but still grappling with the effects of the pandemic.

Netanyahu meets with Biden, Harris to narrow gaps on a Gaza cease-fire deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House Thursday (July 25) to discuss the war in Gaza – and the possibility of securing a cease-fire deal – with President Joe Biden and likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state's strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

EXPLAINER: What Christians should know about Kamala Harris 

Shortly after President Joe Biden formally ended his pursuit of the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, following weeks of pressure from party officials, elected leaders and donors, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee.

‘Cataclysmic problem’ eroding Black church, Lifeway conference preacher says

RIDGECREST, N.C. (BP) -- The Black church is facing a cataclysmic problem of desertion amid an emphasis of creating a worship experience that looks like heaven, pastor Greg Perkins said July 22 on the opening night of the Black Church Leadership and Family Conference (BCLFC).

Appeals court hears Christian homeless shelter’s challenge to Washington anti-discrimination law

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lawyers for a Christian homeless shelter were in federal appeals court July 19 to challenge a Washington state anti-discrimination law that would require the charity to hire LGBTQ+ people and others who don't share its religious beliefs, including those on sexuality and marriage.

Texas church’s Hispanic ministry opening doors to reach a changing community

ODESSA, Texas (BP) – Erika Meza had been praying for her husband Luis to come to faith in Jesus for nine years. But spiritual conversations with Luis could feel tense and he would tell Erika he did not want to feel pressured to walk away from the Catholic religion he had always known.

HBCU students experience international missions, see ‘someone like me’

Chyler Hughes had never seen a Black missionary. At church, she learned to minister in her local community, but no one ever talked about international missions.

FIRST-PERSON: The right decision for President Biden and America

Today, July 21, in an astonishing moment for American history, President Joseph Biden made the right decision for the country by announcing that he would no longer pursue his party’s nomination for president, allowing Democrats the ability to identify a new standard-bearer for the November election.