Dr. Mwai Makoka, in Charlotte to study Mecklenburg County’s Village HeartBEAT program, said the church must “embrace a new paradigm” as it ministers to the needs of members.
Faith
Churches must do more to promote health and healing, says World Council of Churches official
February 7, 2018
Friendship Missionary Baptist to sponsor hurricane-relief trip to Texas
September 25, 2017
The church is looking for able-bodied men to work gutting homes damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Charlotte church to invest $2 million in mixed-income housing development
September 12, 2017
The church’s investment comes as various studies have found that Charlotte’s supply of affordable housing has not kept pace with need.
Charlotte author Monica Wood is on a mission to empower girls and boys
August 9, 2017
PR and crisis management expert Monica Wood pens a series of books for children.
‘Slave labor’ alleged at North Carolina Church
July 24, 2017
Sixteen former members from Brazil told the Associated Press that they were made to work while being subjected to physical or verbal assaults.
Church of God in Christ (COGIC) convention draws thousands to Charlotte
July 5, 2017
The convention, which ends Friday, includes a variety of Christian workshops, music events and educational opportunities for young people.
Charlotte church hit by arson is reborn on Easter with new name, new mission
April 17, 2017
After a 2015 fire, the dwindling African American congregation was forced to ask itself some painful questions, with the most important being: What is our mission?
Church forum to discuss racial disparities in CMS discipline numbers
April 5, 2017
The Rev. Henry Williams, senior pastor at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, said he hopes the event will center on answers and solutions, not pointing fingers.
Activate your faith
April 1, 2017
Are you taking ownership of your relationship with God, or are you expecting Him to do all the work?
A day of celebration for two of Charlotte’s oldest black institutions – JCSU and First Baptist Church-West
March 13, 2017
Both institutions, currently separated by less than a mile along the Beatties Ford Road corridor, were founded in 1867 – two years after the end of the American Civil War.
News & Buzz
Is Charlotte on the verge of losing the CIAA tournament?
July 9, 2018
While calling Charlotte a “great host,” a CIAA official said the time has come to consider new locations for the...
Entertainment
A peek inside Firehouse Bar & Lounge, soon to be Charlotte’s newest hot spot
March 30, 2017
Owner Clarence Boston said he hopes the lounge, located near Bank of America Stadium, will attract young professionals of all...
Voices
I can’t keep rolling my eyes at today’s headlines; it’s starting to hurt
April 23, 2017
Is it just me, or is the constant drum beat of social media starting to make us loopy?
Health
Everyone’s a winner at the Sorority Greek Health Olympics
March 24, 2018
Last week I sprinted to the finish line of a wellness project I had been working on since January –...
People
Women must be agents for change, says international humanitarian Tererai Trent
March 21, 2018
It all starts, she said, when women discover what fuels their individual passions for change.