The Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace” has become a national hymn, uniting people of all walks of life and reflecting ...

Nowhere was music more essential than in church ... hymns a cappella, without an organ or piano, led by an elder who “lined” the phrase that everyone would join in singing. I went to the Old ...

As the final hymn ... old neighbors and shared stories of marriages and church picnics. And they prayed that what brought them together in church would carry on. “One thing about a country ...

The first of three 2025 Hymn Festivals offered by area congregations to celebrate the “Music of the Church” will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at Christ the Lord Lutheran, 12N462 Tina Trail ...

As we look at another New Year’s Day, it’s a good time to reflect on a song that unites rather than divides us: the Rev. John Newton’s hymn “Amazing Grace.” The hymn first appeared in ...

The Rev. Chinnappa Pothireddy makes his way down the aisle at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Wilson Township, Minn., on Sunday, during the church's final service before it will be ...