(RNS) — On June 8, the red-carpeted sanctuary of the historically Black church was turned into a debris-filled space. (RNS) — The Rev. Jerome Jones Sr. is shocked by two things: the extensive ...

Members of Kingdom Fellowship AME Church choir perform during church service, Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Calverton, Md. The suburban Maryland congregation, led by the Rev. Matthew L. Watley, has landed ...

POTOMAC, Md. — A historic Black church in Potomac, Maryland, that was burglarized and vandalized last year is one of 35 historic Black churches nationwide to receive part of $4 million in grants. The ...

CALVERTON, Md. (AP) — The Rev. Matthew L. Watley says it’s not happenstance his suburban Maryland congregation, part of the historically Black African Methodist Episcopal denomination, landed at the ...

CALVERTON, Md. (AP) — In 2019, the year Kingdom Fellowship AME was founded, the church had about 3,000 members and an average weekly attendance of about 1,800 people, according to the church's figures ...