Philadelphia's Mother Bethel AME Church is one of five African American churches chosen to receive a $1 million grant from ...

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(RNS) — The $5 million in grants, part of the Preserving Black Churches program of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, were announced on Monday (Jan. 19) to mark Martin Luther King Jr.

The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund has awarded $5 million in grants to five historically Black churches.

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PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Celebrating Kwanzaa this week, Philadelphians gathered to share traditions of the holiday. Held at Mother Bethel AME Church, their vendor village gave community ...

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