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 ...

Deaf people can bring interpreters with them to any church, and some churches in Amarillo even offer interpreters, but there is a draw in basing a church off of deafness, allowing the deaf to worship ...

The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!” Not a voice could be heard inside the cavernous sanctuary ...

NEW YORK – Anna Wade often sits in a church pew on Sunday and “kind of spaces out a little bit” until it’s time for communion, and then, she said, “that’s it.” Wade’s lack of attention, though, has ...