A March 25 update on the page referred to the funeral of Grammy-winning singer Roberta Flack, held at the church earlier in the month, and noted that Johnson had called the church the “Black Vatican” ...

The widely distributed livestream coverage of the March 10 th memorial service for Roberta Flack has raised the visibility of The Abyssinian Baptist Church to a level not seen since the fall 2022 ...

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.

Lauryn Hill performs during a ceremony in celebration of Roberta Flack’s life at The Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ...

Lauryn Hill of the Fugees performs during a ceremony in celebration of Roberta Flack’s life at The Abyssinian Baptist Church on Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York.

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Stevie Wonder and more honored their friend Roberta Flack with emotional performances at her recent memorial service in New York.

The music world gathered at New York’s Abyssinian Baptist Church to celebrate the life and mourn the loss of Roberta Flack.

The biggest and brightest stars of the music and political world descended upon Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, New York, to celebrate the life and legacy of music icon Roberta Flack on March ...

Flack’s memorial was open to the public at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, a historic Harlem institution. Founded in 1808, it is one of the oldest Black Baptist churches in the U.S.

Instead of a traditional funeral, her family has organized a public “Celebration of Life” memorial service, which took place on March 10, 2025, at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, one ...