Religion
Grand Rapids Pastors Supporting Our Home Too Documentary Film Project
The Our Home Too documentary film and community outreach project is proud to receive the support of Rev. Dr. Howard C. Earle Jr., Senior Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church and Rev. C.A. Pace, Jr. Senior Pastor of the True Light Baptist Church––and their respective congregations. Both churches and many of their members have been, and continue to be, essential to the Black freedom struggle in Grand Rapids.
Kenneth Leon Reynolds Celebration of Life
Kenneth Leon Reynolds was born on an Air Force Base in Armarillo, Texas to on May 13th, 1966 to Bend and Barbara Reynolds. After his father was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force. Kenneth was 13 months old when the family returned to Michigan.
Behold The Hidden Power of God's Grace
What is the kingdom of God like? In our reality, the kingdom of God is always big and getting bigger. Since we have been on a steady diet of media obsessions and culture cues, we expect our living to be large, our houses to be huge, and our cars to be spacious. We will not choose a shack over a mansion, a Kia over a Lexus, or a modest living over a big fake check from Publishers Clearing House. Besides big, there are four other words to what we are seeking in God's kingdom: better, faster, more, and now. These words capture the kind of kingdom we expect from Jesus because these desires would make our lives meaningful, happy, and satisfied. Does not Jesus want to make us happy?
Catching Up With Rev. Willie Jennings
While growing up and at tending New Hope Baptist Church as a kid, there were some older extremely positive guys who I looked up to and watched graduate from high school and then go off to college. Unfortunately, some of them left for college and never came back to live in Grand Rapids after leaving the city to attend college out of state. One of those young men was Willie Jennings, who went off to seminary school and became a minister. In this article with the GR Times, he discusses his background, what he is currently doing, his family and more.
February is Black History Month
This final installment of the February Special Section ends The Grand Rapids Times features observing Black History Month.