The Rev. James Meeks sprawled out on the sidewalk in front of the controversial Chuck’s Gun Store at a “die-in” protest Wednesday, taking up space in front of the doorway just like the ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- After nearly 40 years, the Rev. James Meeks is stepping away from the pulpit. Meeks said next year will be his last as the leader at Salem Baptist Church on the city's Far South Side.

What lessons or advice has he already passed along about leading Salem Baptist? That Salem is a loving church ready ... music ministry leaders, and nonprofit developers that Chicago needs these ...

Standing in the pulpit on Sunday (Jan. 8) at the House of Hope, the home of Chicago’s Salem Baptist Church, Meeks held ... about the transition in leadership from Moses to Joshua.

Meeks, 66, says he decided to step down to usher in a new generation of leaders. Dates thanked ... old daughter pose in front of the Salem Baptist Church of Chicago. For 10 years, the family ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- There are countless churches of various denominations in Chicago, yet across the nation, research shows on Sunday, fewer people are worshiping. CBS 2's Jermont Terry introduced us ...

(MONEY Magazine) – All along the hallways of Chicago's Salem Baptist Church, down the narrow corridors, past classrooms of children in Sunday school, hang pictures of the slain civil rights ...

After nearly 40 years as a pastor in Chicago, James Meeks delivered his last sermon on Sunday at the Salem Baptist Church, the largest African American church on the South Side. “I married you all.

A mission to feed 5,000 Chicago families takes off Monday on the CTA Red Line. Pastor Charlie Dates and his congregation at Progressive Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church of Chicago will be ...

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