GRIFFIN, Ga. — A tense standoff in a Griffin neighborhood that caused a shelter-in-place order for residents ended Saturday evening, according to police.

The church rents no pews, and holds no fairs, festivals, or anything of the kind to raise money, receiving only voluntary contributions. The membership is very poor, and yet the receipts for the ...

A volunteer searching the archives of the American Baptist in Massachusetts has found a nearly 180-year-old document shedding light on the church's support for ending slavery. The 5-foot-long ...