A collection of stories tagged 'congregation' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:28:42 EST Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue is the last shul in Detroit. The shrinking congregation has been without a rabbi since 2003. Members often have to recruit bartenders and waiters from a next-door night club to achieve the number of worshippers required for prayer service. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/61352 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98785751&ft=1&f=1012 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST This Sunday, many black church leaders will speak to their congregations about president-elect Barack Obama's historic win. What will they say in their sermons? Bishop Henry Williamson Senior shares parts of the message he'll have this Sunday. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58709 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96746438&ft=1&f=1021 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST California's Proposition 8 would overturn gay couples' recently granted right to marry. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints asked congregations to work to pass the measure. But some Mormons, especially those in California, are troubled by the church's prominent role in the political fight over same sex marriage http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/58401 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96405866&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:51:00 EDT In Milwaukee, one of the nation's only Native American Catholic Church may have to either close or merge with a Hispanic congregation. But congregants are resisting the move. NPR's Carol Van Dam reports. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56476 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95143151&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:00:00 EDT Kieran Folliard, owner of The Liffey, an Irish bar in St. Paul, Minn., is preparing for the onslaught of visitors to the city. His bar is located across the street from the convention center where Republican delegates will congregate this week. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55028 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94152406&ft=1&f=1012 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:46:00 EDT Mega-church pastor Rick Warren hosted presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama at his Saddleback Church in Orange County, Calif., Saturday. They took the stage one at a time to answer questions about values from Warren and his congregation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/54330 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93671643&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:00:00 EDT In a religious movement called Pray at the Pump, some drivers who didn't think Congress could help took their pleas for lower gas prices to a higher authority. Prices have since dropped. Now, the group will lead praise services, thanking God for lower prices — and asking for them to drop a little bit more. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/53374 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93018420&ft=1&f=1051 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:00:00 EDT Sunday services go on as usual at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ — but without Sen. Barack Obama, who quit the church Friday. How are parishioners reacting to the loss of their most famous congregant? http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/50266 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91047010&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:08:00 EDT A week ago, a massive earthquake hit the province of Sichuan in southwestern China, damaging a Christian church in the city of Chengdu. A recent visit reveals that although the quake also rocked parishioners' faith, it did not destroy it. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49542 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90597828&ft=1&f=1021 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:30:00 EDT Aid workers are congregating from across the country in Southwestern China in the wake of the massive earthquake. Meanwhile, thousands of troops have been sent to repair dangerous cracks in the region's dams, which could pose further threats. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49310 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90462049&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:00:00 EDT The Rev. Jeremiah Wright recently said controversy over his sermons has nothing do with Sen. Barack Obama, his former congregant, but is instead an attack on "the black church." While some black preachers agree with Wright, others say he is hardly mainstream. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48600 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90111137&ft=1&f=1001 Thu, 01 May 2008 15:26:00 EDT Joyce Bristow has attended Trinity United Church of Christ for ten years. She tells Madeleine Brand that the Rev. Wright controversy is negatively affecting her spiritual life and is overtaking the work of her congregation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48518 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90067926&ft=1&f=1012 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:00:00 EDT In a town north of Mexico City, a mob descended on a plaza where black-clad teenagers congregate. Three were severely beaten, reporter Ioan Grillo says, and in spite of police efforts, violence may strike again. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/47047 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89265941&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:27:00 EDT The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's comments from the pulpit at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago have spotlighted on his church and his relationship with Barack Obama. The church being portrayed in the media, however, is unrecognizable to many who are familiar with the congregation. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/46560 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88552254&ft=1&f=1001 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:39:00 EDT Many are familiar with Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism, but a younger brand of the faith is taking a more people-focused approach. Humanistic Judaism is putting a new spin on an ancient faith. Rabbi Adam Chalom talks about his congregation and how he became a Humanistic Jew. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/44758 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18602828&ft=1&f=1001 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST Just as Western missionaries spread the Christian message to Africa, African and other Anglican leaders are staking claims in the U.S. In the past two years, there's been a flurry of reverse colonization as archbishops from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Bolivia and Singapore have taken conservative Episcopal churches under their wings. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/40326 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15080014&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:48:00 EDT Three American priests who left the Episcopal Church after it appointed an openly gay bishop in 2003 have been consecrated as bishops in Africa. They're returning to minister to American congregations, but will report to conservative churches in Africa. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38896 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14130083&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDT Sheikh Rashid Lamptey, the new imam at the Dar Al Noor mosque in Virginia, plays a dual role: He's the face of Islam to his congregation and to Americans who might be wary of Muslims. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37870 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12532168 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:41:00 EDT This weekend, tens of thousands of Vietnamese American Catholics have converged on the small town of Carthage, Mo., at the campus of a religious order called the Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix. The event that draws them is called the Marian Days, a time for devotion to the Virgin Mary, whom many credit with helping them escape from communist Vietnam. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/37820 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12517287 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:56:00 EDT Thousands of American veterans are part of Rolling Thunder, riding their motorcycles into Washington, D.C., to congregate at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They're remembering prisoners of war and troops missing in action. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/34974 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10493581 Mon, 28 May 2007 06:00:00 EDT The Pilgrim United Church of Christ of Carlsbad, Calif., has a dilemma. A convicted child molester wants to join its congregation and the community has mixed reactions about whether it should open its arms to this black sheep. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/32743 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9213698 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:00:00 EDT Three months after New Life Church pastor Ted Haggard stepped down amid a scandal over his relationship with a male prostitute, members of the congregation are still searching for closure. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/31451 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7587555 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:25:00 EST House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has banned smoking in the Speaker's Lobby. Even after other federal buildings banned smoking, the Speaker's Lobby remained a haven for the House's smoking members who congregated there for a puff. But non-smoking members and staff complained about second-hand smoke. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/29615 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6788314 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:04:00 EST A Zen Buddhist master is expelled from his temple in southern China, accused of illicit relations with women in the congregation. He denies the charges, and there are suspicions he is being persecuted for his political beliefs. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/28415 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6599940 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:25:00 EST Conservative Jews are struggling to redefine the role of gays in their congregations. An advisory panel of conservative rabbis is meeting in New York to consider changes to the movement's ban on gay rabbis and same-sex commitment ceremonies. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/28299 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6585638 Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:50:00 EST