(RNS) — James Walvin, a former Church of England choirboy and professor of history at the University of York, doesn’t remember encountering “Amazing Grace,” in song or in his hymnal. It wasn’t until ...

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and Amazing Grace Christian Church hosted their annual “Prayers for Our City” ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in Newton’s New ...

SOUTH BELOIT—Amazing Grace Lutheran Church has finally found a permanent home at 5800 Prairie Hill Road. “It’s not about the building, it’s about the opportunity to serve and we’re committed, but in ...

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

ARGYLE, Wis. (WKOW) – Apple Grove Lutheran's congregation began its Sunday worship by singing Amazing Grace. The rendition resonated in a way possible only when delivered by that choir in that moment.

When the congregation at Fire on the Mountain Church sings “Amazing Grace” this Sunday, the history of it and the very place ...

In his inauguration speech on Wednesday, President Biden called for bringing unity to a deeply hurt and divided country. "This is our historic moment of crisis and challenge," Biden said. "And unity ...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I attended a service commemorating his life and impact on this nation. The service was at Cleveland’s influential and historic Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church. I took a ...

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