UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, died on Dec. 30, at age 77 of complications from kidney failure.

GOSPEL’s hour 1 follows the sonic influences of blues and jazz music. GOSPEL’s hour 1 takes the gospel train north to Chicago, where southern migrants Thomas A. Dorsey, Mahalia Jackson and Sister ...

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

As many of us who grew up in the church community are aware, God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good. He may not come when you want him, but he’s always right on time. Great and mighty ...

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Over the years, Kenya has produced great church choirs under the directorship of impassioned choir directors. There are various church choirs, but a few stand out for singing their hearts out. Six ...

Leaders of Elevation Church's contemporary worship music band – including Pastor Steven Furtick – have been nominated for three top Dove Awards by the Gospel Music Association. Elevation Worship’s ...

Tasha Cobbs Leonard sent the Internet into a frenzy when she released her new song with Nicki Minaj and joined the ranks of Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary and others who have been criticized for their ...

(RNS) — For the past five weeks, each Sunday’s sermon at Church of the Three Crosses has focused on a different song by Parton. CHICAGO (RNS) — She’s been hailed as a “secular country-pop saint” and ...

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