The acapella music tradition of these churches provided the soundtrack to singer Ginny Hawker’s childhood. She grew up near Chincoteague, Virginia where her father worked construction. But every ...

ST. PAUL — Grace Baptist Church in St. Paul is welcoming everyone to come and enjoy an old gospel-hour hymn sing. The event begins 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at the church, 123 Ninth St. There will be ...

ST. PAUL — Grace Baptist Church in St. Paul is welcoming everyone to come and enjoy an old gospel hour hymn sing. The singing group Interfaith Inspirations will attend to sing some special gospel ...

I visited Bethany Free Will Baptist Church’s 11 a.m. service Dec. 29. The church sits between the North Fox Hall and Sherwood neighborhoods on Azalea Garden Road. Sitting with Kathy and Mick Shaw, I ...

PARKERSBURG – Grace Baptist Church, located at 55 Rosemar Road, is hosting its annual Live Nativity 6:30-8:30 p.m. today. This is the 19th live nativity at the church, which recreates the Christmas ...

In 1983, Esther Burroughs penned some lyrics about keeping a Christian home and entered them in a Southern Baptist hymn-writing contest. Some time later, her husband, Bob — who had made a name for ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New ...

BLUE BELL — Grace Baptist Church is celebrating its 150th anniversary this month — a history that includes the founding of Temple University in the original church’s basement in Philadelphia. Grace ...