WASHINGTON (RNS) — At the First Baptist Church of Suitland, just across the District of Columbia border in Maryland, a typical Sunday service includes coffee and pastries, warm greetings and a sermon ...

A tall white cross hangs on the rear wall and 10 rows of pews line the aisle leading to a pair of royal blue walls with a verse from Colossians 1:18 written in white script. "To God be the glory that ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When it comes to the Christian faith, the deaf community is one of the most underserved. The Deaf Bible Society says close to 98% of deaf people don't know Christ, or go to church.

KENYA: From a distance, drumbeats can be heard emanating from the Thika Elijah Kagiri Presbyterian Church of East Africa. But there is no synchrony in the way the instrument is being played. A church ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It is like any other church in Nigeria ‘s megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a beam above. There is a music section, with a ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — It is like any other church in Nigeria 's megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a beam above. There is a music section, with a set ...