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Churchgoers help Clinton win Pa.

By Michael Foust
Apr 23, 2008
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PHILADELPHIA (BP)--Hillary Clinton easily won the support of weekly Democratic churchgoers in the Pennsylvania primary April 22 in an election that once again showed deep divides within the party.

Gospel shared in black & white to reach Philly inner city

By Norm Miller
Apr 11, 2008
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PHILADELPHIA (BP)--Keystone Fellowship Church in suburban Philadelphia celebrated its fourth birthday by planting Epiphany Fellowship Church amid some of the City of Brotherly Love's meanest streets.

Pastor, Christian rapper reach culture

By Norm Miller
Apr 11, 2008
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PHILADELPHIA (BP)--As teaching pastor of Epiphany Fellowship Church in inner-city Philadelphia, William "Duce" Branch also is a Christian rap artist. The group he co-founded, The Cross Movement, has received two Grammy nominations.

Obama addresses the race issue

By Staff
Mar 19, 2008
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PHILADELPHIA (BP)--Barack Obama, during a major speech in Philadelphia March 18, defended his controversial pastor and said America cannot afford to ignore the race issue in its quest to form "a more perfect union" as the nation's founding fathers...

Bout with polio not about to stop her

By Ann Maniscalco
Dec 18, 2007
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PHILADELPHIA (BP)--When Carla Monroe shows up for a missions trip, some may be surprised.

Philly churches get MissionsFEST boost

By Ann Maniscalco
Dec 18, 2007
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PHILADELPHIA (BP)--Kristy Carr shielded her eyes from the bright sun as she surveyed what was happening in Ezekiel Baptist Church's parking lot.