Community comes together in song and worship to honor MLK Jr.

The gospel music world is mourning the loss of a giant. Richard Smallwood, the Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and composer whose music reshaped modern worship, has died at the age of 77. For ...

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland (RNS) — Smallwood, an eight-time Grammy nominee, died on Dec. 30, at age 77 of complications from ...

The Howard University Gospel Choir joined Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock in a ceremony honoring the life of Richard Smallwood.

Smallwood died at the age of 77 from complications of kidney failure on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Faith leaders, musicians, and dignitaries gathered in Prince George’s County to celebrate the life, ministry, and music of Richard Smallwood, the DMV-born gospel composer whose work shaped worship for ...

The Mainstay is proud to present, as its opening concert of the season in honor of Black History Month, “History of Praise – An African American Legacy”, a gospel concert celebrating the enduring ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The parable of the lost sheep wasn’t written about church directories. Researchers counting the number of congregations and members of Churches of Christ in ...

A bipartisan Senate resolution and stirring choral moment honored the Atlanta-born, D.C.-raised gospel legend whose music ...