NEW YORK (RNS) — More than two dozen members of Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church, dressed as if for a Sunday service, filled a lower Manhattan courtroom Thursday morning (July 17) to attend ...

Abyssinian has ministered through the Harlem Renaissance Era, through the American Civil Rights Era, and, more recently, was the first church to collaborate with the government on COVID-19 efforts.

A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit brought against Abyssinian Baptist Church by a onetime candidate to be the historic Harlem church’s senior pastor, the sole female ...

Dwayne: “My family has been coming to this church since 1938, when they migrated from Georgia to New York, so Easter is really big in our household, dressing up in bold colors, light colors. It ...

A “freeze the rent” rally featuring two lefty mayoral candidates was scheduled to take place Thursday night at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem. That was, until plans changed the day before, ...

This April 2, 2025 photo provided by the Abyssinian Baptist Church shows the exterior of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of the most prominent churches in the Harlem neighborhood of New York.

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The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to mourn the loss of genre legend Roberta Flack. The memorial service, held in Harlem at one of the country's oldest Black ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — The hearing marked the first step in a second lawsuit filed against the Abyssinian Baptist Church over the election of the Rev. Kevin R. Johnson.

Marshall Turman filed a lawsuit in December 2023 accusing Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York of sex discrimination for rejecting her application to become Abyssinian's senior pastor.

This April 2, 2025 photo provided by the Abyssinian Baptist Church shows the exterior of the Abyssinian Baptist Church, one of the most prominent churches in the Harlem neighborhood of New York.