Detroit
Influential Detroit pastor the Rev. Charles Gilchrist Adams dies at age 86
By Associated Press — December 1, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — Adams spent a half-century as pastor of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church before retiring in 2019.
Why the Israel rally in DC mattered
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 15, 2023
(RNS) — A historic day and its placards tell a very big Jewish story.
My friend’s inspiring life was a reminder: We need to see each other’s humanity
By Greg M. Epstein — October 23, 2023
(RNS) — It's natural to retreat into our own pain and fear, and to stay there. But then none of us gets the world we long for and deserve.
A Detroit synagogue president was fatally stabbed outside her home. Police don’t have a motive
By Associated Press — October 21, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — Woll, 40, had led the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue since 2022 and was a former aide to Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and campaign staffer for Attorney General Dana Nessel, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Detroit-area city bans LGBTQ+ pride flags on public property
By Associated Press — June 15, 2023
HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — Some members of the all-Muslim council said the pride flag clashes with the beliefs of some members of their faith
Nonreligious women of color convene to talk Christian nationalism, reproductive rights
By Alejandra Molina — September 29, 2022
(RNS) — ‘It cannot all be focused on church and state separation. That’s not going to work for people of color, specifically women of color,’ said one organizer of the Women of Color Beyond Belief conference.
Organ experts try to get the music going again after flood
By Ed White — August 9, 2021
GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. (AP) — An extreme storm flooded a suburban Detroit church with more than 7 feet of water, striking the boiler, electrical system, elevator and more.
His parish was the poor: The Rev. Tom Lumpkin spent 40 years ministering to Detroit’s homeless
By Renée Roden — August 4, 2021
(RNS) – ‘Living with people who have lots of problems helped me see my own dark side,’ said the Rev. Tom Lumpkin, who spent 40 years serving Detroit’s homeless.
Church of God in Christ names Detroit’s Bishop J. Drew Sheard new presiding bishop
By Adelle M. Banks — March 22, 2021
(RNS) — The husband of gospel singer Karen Clark Sheard of The Clark Sisters was elected on Saturday by the COGIC General Assembly, the denomination announced.
Muslims in Michigan, a key vote in a must-win state, on track for record turnout
By Weam Namou — October 22, 2020
(RNS) — Muslim areas around greater Detroit could be a key factor in who will be president in January.
Is faith as we know it enough to get us through a pandemic?
By Anthea Butler — April 10, 2020
(RNS) — It turns out that a virus we cannot see is a more formidable threat to religious faith than secularism, government or unbelief.
A decade after FBI killing of Detroit imam, Muslims still look for answers
By Aysha Khan — October 29, 2019
(RNS) — In 2009, federal agents shot Imam Luqman Ameen Abdullah during a warehouse raid. Muslims in Michigan and around the country say they still have more questions than answers about the prominent leader’s killing.
Chaldean Christian deported by Trump administration dies in Iraq
By Jack Jenkins — August 8, 2019
(RNS) — A Chaldean Christian man from Michigan who was deported to Iraq has reportedly died because he was unable to obtain insulin to treat his diabetes.
Vigil held at Detroit church for Aretha Franklin
By Yonat Shimron — August 15, 2018
DETROIT (AP) — The Queen of Soul is seriously ill.
He’s a major-league pitcher — and a plumber — whose faith helps keep him focused
By Bobby Ross Jr. — May 11, 2018
(RNS) — Detroit Tigers ace Michael Fulmer works as a plumber in the offseason and serves as a mentor to adults with developmental disabilities, keeping in touch with his faith and keeping himself focused.
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