“This whole week, I’ve been reflecting on this idea of grace. The grace of the families who lost loved ones. The grace that Reverend Pinckney would preach about in his sermons. The grace described in one of my favorite hymnals — the one we all know: ‘Amazing grace/how sweet the sound that saved a wretch […]
President Barack Obama is scheduled to eulogize South Carolina State Senator and pastor of Emanuel AME Church, Rev. Clementa Pinckney. Before the nation’s first Black president…
President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy for South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney, one of nine killed in the June 17 shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel African MethodistEpiscopal Church, where he also served as pastor. Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama will also be in attendance, as friends, family and […]
President Obama will eulogize Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight other worshipers who were killed last week during a Bible study at an African-American church in Charleston. First lady Michelle Obama will also attend Friday’s service, as will Vice President Biden and his wife, Jill…..”NOTE- SERVICE WILL START AT 10am EST” “The focus of the President’s […]
Funeral plans have been confirmed by Leevy’s Funeral Home for slain South Carolina state Sen. Clementa Pinckney,one of nine victims in the shooting massacre carried out by Dylan Roof at aEmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston South Carolina The arrangements are as follows: The casket of Sen. Clementa Pinckney will be at the State House […]
Blues icon B.B. King will be celebrated Saturday. According to the musician’s youngest daughter, Claudette, King’s funeral will take place May 23 in Las Vegas. King shared the information on her Facebook page: “Thank you everyone for your well wishes. My dad’s service is next Saturday, May 23rd in Las Vegas. Lying in state […]
The arrangements for Robert Schuller this month at the church his family made famous, a family representative said.The service will be held April 20 at 10 a.m. at the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove — formerly Crystal Cathedral. Carol Schuller Milner, Schuller’s daughter, said the public service will be held in the plaza “encircled by the […]
Andrae Crouch was remembered at his funeral in Los Angeles for his dedication to spreading gospel music around the world. The Grammy-winning gospel performer, songwriter and choir director was honored Wednesday during a service at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. There were performances and appearances by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Stevie […]
JetBlue is offering to help officers wishing to attend the funerals of two New York policemen killed on duty last weekend. The airline says it will fly two police officers from each department on its routes to New York for the funerals. JetBlue is also working to have family members of slain officer Wenjian Liu […]
Thousands celebrated Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife, Ruth, two influential leaders in Christianity being laid to rest Thursday in a state-recognized funeral in the Bahamas. The funeral came nearly a month after the couple died in a plane crash along with eight others from their church Bahamas Faith Ministries. Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie […]
Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer at the Cudell Recreation Center, was laid to rest Wednesday morning. His funeral began at 11 a.m. at the Mount Sinai Baptist Church at 7510 Woodland Ave. in Cleveland. Tamir was shot and killed by police who were responding to […]
It is a common practice in many churches across the nation. If you do not pay tithes to a ministry, at the discretion of the pastor, you could be banned from certain privileges, like being buried there. This widely accepted policy is precisely what is causing a dust-up at Fourth Missionary […]
