However, what struck me when I first joined the parish was the presence of a Black pastor. I am a cradle Catholic and can hardly recall having a Black priest who was the prime presbyter.

one queer pastor is fighting back for those like her, the Associated Press reports. Same-sex marriage in the world’s largest independent Black Protestant denomination has been banned despite ...

The Rev. Jennifer Susanne Leath poses for a photo at Tanner-Price AME Church in Windsor, Ont., Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Dax Melmer) The Rev. Jennifer Susanne Leath gives the Sunday sermon at ...

When the African Methodist Episcopal Church, arguably the world’s largest independent Black Protestant denomination ... church,” Leath said. “As a pastor who follows the way of Jesus ...

But the rejection hasn’t stopped her from commuting four hours from Toronto to pastor her people — or from writing on the subject and teaching courses like "Queering Religion" at Queen's University in ...

“As a pastor who follows the way of Jesus ... where she is an associate professor in Black Religion. “This is my vocation of unconditional love for God, the church, all creation, and myself ...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of largest Black Protestant denominations ... death or out of the church,” Leath said. “As a pastor who follows the way of Jesus, that weighs ...

But the rejection hasn’t stopped her from commuting four hours from Toronto to pastor her people — or from writing on the subject and teaching courses like “Queering Religion” at Queen’s University in ...

“The aim of manuscript preaching is to make it look like you’re not preaching from a manuscript, which isn’t easy. I’ve had my fair share of fumbles along the way. But those fumbles have taught me ...