Q: Good morning to you Pastor Dave. Can you share the meaning of Bethel?
A: Good morning. Absolutely. Yes. Bethel means House of God.
Q: And how did you, Pastor Dave, become the lead Pastor?
A: Well it’s, (chuckle) for the sake...
Q: Pastor Lonnel Brinson, Good morning and welcome back to Rochester!
A: It is a good morning, and it is great to be back home, all grown up married with three children and Pastoring at the Redeeming Word Christian Center.
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Journalists are supposed to be objective & hold no special interest in the stories that they write, produce and present. It’s harder to do that with some stories as opposed to others. But with this one, it’s darn near...
When a massive earthquake crushed Haiti in January, 2010, killing 230,000, people, injuring 300,000 and leaving 1.5 million homeless, people the world over reacted with shock, sorrow, beginning a genuine effort to help the impoverished island nation. The global...
From Playing to Praying: The Ronnie Gardner Story … In His Own Words
I’m from the hood and I got interested in street life when I was 10 years old. I shined shoes and that allowed me to be around...
Everyone has dreams of making it to the “big time.” But not everyone who dreams achieves, and not everyone who achieves uses their win to support the place from which they came. But that’s not the case with former...
The Project Ready program is a signature program of the National Urban League. Since 2006, the Urban League of Rochester’s Project Ready program has provided intensive college preparation services, including academic support, ACT and SAT test preparation, cultural enrichment,...
The 47th annual Gospel Music Workshop of America (GMWA) convention, “Where Everybody is Somebody”, was held in Atlanta this year with the highest attendee turnout in 5 years of almost 9,000 people.
The Convention starts with the Communion & Consecration...
Q: What is the Rochester Jewels program and its mission?
A: Rochester Jewels is a not- for- profit mentoring organization. Our mission is to provide mentoring services for girls in grades 4-12th in the Rochester. NY area to help them...
Season 7 of BET’s hit show “Sunday Best” was a showcase of thorough-bred New York gospel talent. In the last issue we told you about Rochester native Serena Young, who made it all the way to the top five...
