Gospel News

Wednesday evening Caney Church met to praise the Lord and study His word. Bro. Bill Austin took charge of the service by taking prayer requests and praise reports.

Divorce Workshop: 6-9 p.m., St. Margaret's Catholic Church, 30300 Catholic Hall Road.

Through God's ability, you can overcome any area of your life where you miss the mark.

Prayer meeting and Bible study is held every Wednesday at 11 a.m. and every Friday at 7 a.m. at Point Level Disciples of Christ Church.

Gospel hopefuls sing praise to God and compete as they show their "Sunday Best," hosted by Kirk Franklin, featuring judges, Donnie McClurkin, Yolanda Adams, Kierra Sheard, and mentor Kim Burrell.

She took us there. By the time Mavis Staples delivered her parting shot, her family's early 1970s hit I'll Take You There, she'd already delivered on that as well as on her promises of joy and good vibrations.

A national report found 98 percent of Maine's fatal car crashes occurred on rural, noninterstate roads in 2012 as the amount of rural road pavement in poor condition rose about 9 percentage points from three years prior.

Can vacation bible school be fun, loud, playful, and serious all at the same time? If you're familiar with Mosaic Church in Ocean Springs, the answer is a definitive yes.

The 19th annual Gospel Concert on the Rochester Common will be held on Saturday, July 19, beginning at 6 p.m., sponsored by the Harvest of Praise Church of God.

Five-time GRAMMY winner Larnelle Harris will be presented with the 2014 Kentucky Governor's Artist Award in October.

The cash will be handed out as part of a First World War Centenary fund for work at cathedrals across England.

Ivan Parker hopes those who attend Saturday's gospel music concert at the Paramount Theater in Burlington "will leave differently than the way they came."

Today the Praise 1300am Family sends a Happy Birthday to an icon in American Music.Mavis Staples!! Here's a brief bio: Mavis Staples began her career with her family group in 1950.

About 250 people came out for this year's Southern Gospel Sing, a stark contrast to the thousands that once attended the more than 60-year Holmes County tradition.

Following on the heels of the successful "Motown: The Musical Broadway" show, Concord Music Group and Academy Award-nominated and Grammy-winning producer Stuart Benjamin have begun development of a musical production based on the dramatic story of iconic soul music label Stax Records.

The Blind Boys of Alabama will perform at Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon, at 8 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2014 their first appearance at the theater since their sold-out concert five years ago.

The gesture came during a three-hour meeting of Pope Francis and Texas televangelists Kenneth Copeland and James Robison, just weeks after the pontiff met with televangelist Joel Osteen and other religious leaders.

Volunteers at the Newberry Opera House have given over 225,000 hours to the Opera House since it reopened in 1998 and that donated time has saved the Opera House more than $1.6 million.

Lakewood Ranch resident Heather Perry plans to bark up so much business that she has plans to expand her new company even before it opens.

Concord Music Group announces that it has acquired the catalog of renowned American R&B/Soul label Vee-Jay Records .