The small group walked slowly, their white clothing reflecting the sunlight as they came singing, celebrating 100 years of serving God. St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church celebrated its ...

St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church, located at 501 Red Cross Street in Wilmington, will be 155 years old this year. Instead of celebrating its anniversary for just one Sunday in October, ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - St. Stephen AME Church announced on Friday, June 30, that in collaboration with the Howe Scholarship Endowment and N.C. Community Foundation, a recipient has been selected ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Following the end of the Civil War, a request to have the Black Chaplain of the Union Army preach at Front St. Methodist Church was denied. As a result, the African American ...

Wilmington is filled with historic churches. One thing many of them have in common is an affinity for stained glass.

ASBURY PARK - Stephanie Thompson, 75, has attended St. Stephen AME Zion Church since she was 2 years old. She enjoyed the work of the previous pastor, who retired last year after 31 years on the job.

As a group of Front Street residents and business owners begins the grueling task of trying to recover from a devastating fire, another group joined together Sunday to prove it can be done. On Oct. 23 ...

Greater St. Stephen AME Church will be holding several special services for the new year. On Thursday, Dec. 31, at 1 p.m. there will be a New Year’s Eve Worship Service with the Chancel Choir. Lunch ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man was found dead on concrete beneath a two story ladder, which was propped up against St. Stephen African Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office ...

St. Stephen’s AME Church in Liberty, N.C., sits adjacent to the former Randolph High School, an African-American public school the powers that be closed in 1965. Even though Randolph High was new—less ...