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Tom Liebrand dressed as “Crocodile Dundee,” Isaiah Harris, who played Jesus, and Ken Roberts, who played “Bounce,” the kangaroo. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Faith

Vacation Bible School Brings Australia to Hyattsville in Engaging Play

by Hamil R. Harris July 17, 2024July 17, 2024

Courtesy of Children's Legacy Theater

Faith

THE RELIGION CORNER: A ‘Mystic Library’ in Anacostia

by Lyndia Grant July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

Hundreds of people dressed packed into a Capitol Heights banquet hall on July 7 to celebrate the lives of a Bowie couple who died while on their pilgrimage to Mecca. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Faith

Leaders Honor Bowie Couple Who Were Pillars of the Muslim, Local Sierra Leonean Community

by Hamil R. Harris July 10, 2024July 10, 2024

Exercise is key to longer lives. (Courtesy photo)

Faith

THE RELIGION CORNER: Are You Treating Your Body Like a Temple?

by Lyndia Grant July 2, 2024July 2, 2024

The Rev. Dr. Renita Weems, a biblical scholar, author and 2022 Black Churches 4 Digital Equity (BC4DE) fellow, addressed the importance of Black churches' involvement in achieving digital equity in the Black community at the inaugural Juneteenth National Digital Equity Bible Study. BC4DE is working to address a major justice issue facing African American communities: the digital divide. (Courtesy of BC4DE via Instagram)

Faith

Black Churches 4 Digital Equity Heeds Call to Bridge the Digital Gap

by Jada Ingleton July 2, 2024July 5, 2024

Richard Smallwood enjoys the National Symphony Orchestra NSO Concert while celebrating his 75th birthday at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C. on June 19. (Jacques Benovil/The Washington Informer)

National Symphony Orchestra and Top Gospel Artists Celebrate Richard Smallwood’s 75th Birthday and His Inspirational Faith Music

by Brenda C. Siler June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

First Baptist Church of Glenarden held its annual Men's Conference under the theme “Decision Maker 24” on June 22, with University of Maryland head football coach Mike Locksley as one of the main speakers. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Faith

University of Maryland Football Coach Overcomes Adversity, Inspires Through Journey

by Hamil R. Harris June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

Courtesy of detroitmi.gov

Faith

THE RELIGION CORNER: Violet T. Lewis Village

by Lyndia Grant June 26, 2024June 26, 2024

Faith and community leaders filled New Bethany Baptist Church in Northwest D.C. on June 13, as Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith (center) met with the Council of Churches of Greater Washington as part of the annual Spring Assembly. (Hamil R. Harris/The Washington Informer)

Faith

Two D.C. Church Leaders Are On the Move to Stop the Violence

by Hamil R. Harris June 18, 2024June 18, 2024

shallow focus photo of woman leaning on doorway

Faith

THE RELIGION CORNER: Don’t Quit

by Lyndia Grant June 18, 2024June 18, 2024