The Grammy-nominated composer and gospel pioneer, whose music transformed modern worship and inspired generations of churches ...

Standing inside the Laurelhurst Club in Southeast Portland, Karen Willard said some of her family members believe she’s in a cult. It’s not hard to see why. She and hundreds of others have arrived to ...

Cleveland, Tn., is getting an early start on celebrating the 75th anniversary of its surprisingly successful Red Back Hymnal. The Cleveland-based Church of God in 1951 had named a three-man committee ...

HAMBURG — They came from near and far. They came by car and bike. Some were new to the event, and some had been attending since they were children. They were Brethren, Mennonites and other forms of ...

PITTSBURGH – Alexa Kay is a Quaker, a denomination which has embraced simplicity and shunned more extravagant forms of worship, even singing. Nevertheless, Kay likes to sing, and that’s what led her ...

Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” and its music notes ...

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update. Sung in ...

Read full article: Decked-out & dazzling: Think you can win our epic ugly sweater showdown? Publix has agreed to open a grocery store in Downtown Jacksonville in Gateway’s Block N7 mixed-use ...

Communities south of 8 Mile Road/M-102 are under a marginal, or level one of five, threat of severe weather on Monday. (WDIV) Read full article: Gusty winds, flooding possible in Monday’s storms in ...

Groups of Sacred Harp singers are working together to revise their hymnal The a capella tradition uses shape-note music to sight-read songs from the hymnal's 554 options Families pass the musical ...

Piedmont Wind Symphony announces Southern Harmony, a genre-blending concert that celebrates the rich and diverse musical traditions of the South. This powerful performance takes place on May 31, 2025, ...