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November 2, 2015

US Episcopal Church installs first black leader

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, installed Sunday as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church, urged Episcopalians to evangelize…
October 19, 2015

Oakland church gets warning after neighbors complain of choir noise

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The city of Oakland, California, sent a letter warning a church that it could be fined…
October 19, 2015

Detroit pastor fatally shot attacker during service: Police

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say the pastor of a storefront church shot and killed a man who tried to…
September 25, 2015

103-year-old woman says pastor who banned her from church has been voted out

The 103-year-old woman, who was recently banned from her life-long Georgia church, says the pastor, who kicked her out, has…
September 21, 2015

Selma pastor, churchgoers hailed as heroes in church shooting

EAST SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The pastor and members of the congregation that wrestled a gun away from a man…
September 15, 2015

103-year-old Georgia woman banned from lifelong church

A 103-year-old Georgia woman was recently banned from attending her lifelong Baptist church, causing a rift in the local community.
August 12, 2015

Church kicks out 92-year-old woman for failure to tithe, had been member for more than 50 years

After more than 50 years as a member, a 92-year-old Georgia woman claims she was kicked out of her congregation…
July 15, 2015

Florida church sends $1,000 collection notice to single mother for failure to tithe

theGrio REPORT - A single mother says her new church sent a delinquency notice reminding her that worshipers were expected…
June 25, 2015

North Carolina church arson may be a hate crime

theGRIO REPORT - A black church in North Carolina was set ablaze on Wednesday night in a possible hate crime.
June 21, 2015

Mississippi pastor says church security has become a necessity

theGRIO REPORT - Bartholomew Orr, senior pastor at Brown Baptist Missionary Church in northern Mississippi, believes that churches should invest…
June 19, 2015

Children of Charleston shooting victim: 'We forgive him for what he's done'

theGRIO REPORT - The teenage children of Sharonda Singleton, 45, one of the victims of the Charleston church shooting, have…
June 18, 2015

Suspect named in Charleston church shooting: 21-year-old Dylann Roof

theGRIO REPORT - Authorities have named Dylann Storm Roof, 21, as a suspect in the Charleston church shooting that claimed…
June 18, 2015

Shot fired at Memphis church

theGRIO REPORT - At least one shot was reportedly fired at a Memphis church Wednesday evening.
June 3, 2015

Creflo Dollar's church board says he'll get his $65 million private jet

theGRIO REPORT - Creflo Dollar's quest to get a $65 million jet continues...
April 30, 2015

Georgia pastor defends church sign calling homosexuality a 'death worthy crime'

theGRIO REPORT - Robert Owens was innocently riding his bike through Milledgeville, Georgia when he saw a church sign that…
April 19, 2015

President Obama takes audience to "church" at White House gospel music tribute

theGrio REPORT - Tuesday evening, the east wing of the White House was transformed into concert venue, as President Barack…
April 13, 2015

Boy who made heartbreaking church plea to be adopted finally finds a family

theGrio REPORT - In 2013, a 16-year-old boy captured hearts around the nation when he made a plea in front…
April 6, 2015

Iowa preacher makes detailed death threats from the pulpit

theGrio REPORT - Bishop Jeremiah Reed of the Des Moines Apostolic Temple is under fire after a video of one…
March 31, 2015

Preacher's home robbed; $100K in cash, jewelry, guns taken

theGrio REPORT - A Tennessee pastor's home was burglarized while he was preaching Palm Sunday services this Sunday morning.
March 2, 2015

"I'm not gay no more!" guy says he wasn't really 'delivert'

“I don’t like mens no more!” was the phrase heard around the Internet when viral sensation Andrew Caldwell got up