First Baptist Church of Gastonia selects first Black senior pastor

GASTONIA, N.C. — The First Baptist Church in Gastonia celebrated its 150th anniversary with a momentous leadership change, ...
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Rev. Dr. Willie Bodrick’s MLK Day sermon

We are opening this special section with an excerpt of a sermon that Rev. Willie Bodrick II, senior pastor of Twelfth Baptist ...
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Houston leaders, colleagues and peers remember former Education Secretary Rod Paige

Stephanie Paige, widow of former U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, pays tribute to her late husband at his funeral on Dec. 18, 2025. Former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige was remembered as a ...