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Faith leaders across the state are pondering whether to continue requiring their congregants to wear masks, after California dropped its COVID-19 mask mandates last month.

(RNS) — The national nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners on Wednesday (Feb. 23) announced $8.5 million in grants from the Wells Fargo Foundation to help houses of worship convert underutilized land into affordable homes and community facilities.

Local Pastors, community leaders and clergy announce their film picks from this year’s Faith-based Film Festival. The Black Hollywood Education and Resource Center (BHERC) extended the 2nd Annual BHERC Faith-Based &

FCC and LOGOS Faith Development aid churches in transforming properties for affordable housing and community gardens Even before COVID-19 hit, many churches were struggling to maintain their property and the pandemic made the prospect much harder.

May 4, 2021 Press Release San Francisco – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Mayor London Breed at the Grand Opening of the Edwin M. Lee Apartments at Mission Bay.  Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi.  Peace, joy, hope, love, Norman, he’s still here, but hes also – were joined by Malcolm as well.  Malcolm Yeung, thank you.  Thank you to Chinatown Community Development Center.   The Mayor talked about this taking a village, and I want to follow up on her very apt ...

Los Angeles faith leaders stood up for U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters after a few conservatives, including elected officials and media, attacked her last week for advising to protesters to “get confrontational” if needed.

In Southern California, Black churches are using their land to build housing for homeless people As Southern California’s housing crisis continues to fuel homelessness across the region, a number of churches, particularly Black congregations, are stepping up to build affordable housing on their church land. A rendering of the 54-unit permanent supportive housing structure to be built by Heavenly Vision Church in South Los Angeles. Image courtesy of SDS Capital Group March 16, 20...

Print From the fourth-floor rooftop patio on East Vernon Avenue, Los Angeles is a 360-degree panorama: to the north, the skyscrapers of downtown; to the south, the Palos Verdes Peninsula; to the west, the Santa Monica Mountains; to the east, snow-capped Mt. Baldy. This serene tableau will soon be enjoyed by 20 homeless people who will begin moving into the South Los Angeles building next week. Their new home, a tower of concrete and wheat-toned cladding between a taqueria and a stucco house, is...

SCLC Celebrates King Legacy Week 2021 By Cora Jackson-Fossett, Religion Editor Published January 13, 2021      Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (File photo) Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Southern California will host several events as part of their King Legacy Week 2021, which commemorates the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The theme is “A New Day!” Among the highlights is the MLK Legacy Awards and Virtual Gala set for Monday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. Actress Anne M...