At 100, Hymn Society Considers How Worship Evolves Adelle M. Banks - Religion News Service Gathering for the first time since the pandemic, the interdenominational group discussed the importance ...

VIRGINIA BEACH During the dark days when World War I was raging in Europe, a group of 26 families celebrated their first Mass at a hastily-built chapel on the Virginia coast. A hundred years later,… ...

While the official centennial of the United Church of Canada is today, various congregations of the region celebrated a little bit early with a unique service.

One of the curious results of the COVID-19 lockdown back in 2020 was the opportunity to experiment with what I might call “soul only” worship.

Hymns continue to be a core part of Christian worship today. The universality of their simple, poetic message, combined with a soaring melody, make for a hearty and moving sing in churches, cathedrals ...

But hymns of praise and gratitude have been central to Jewish and Christian worship for millennia. In fact, they go back to one of the best-known scenes in the Hebrew Bible. Fleeing Pharaoh ...