GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In 1967, Norman Szubinski began to attend St. James Catholic Church. The Romanesque building on Grand Rapids’ West Side dates back to the late 1800s, when it was founded ...

Emily Rayray held her son’s hand as he wobbled up the carpeted aisle at St. James A.M.E. Zion Church Sunday morning. He looked around the pews as he went, showing the small congregation his ...

ST. JAMES AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL (AME) CHURCH evolved from a small prayer meeting in 1894 to become one of the city's leading AFRICAN-AMERICAN churches. After attending a revival at ST. JOHN'S ...