First Corinthian Baptist Church Archives

First Corinthian Baptist Church Community Development Corporation Organization Receives Digital Education Grant

Spectrum today announced First Corinthian Baptist Church Community Development Corporation has received a $8,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for its Senior Connect program.Continue reading

First Corinthian Baptist Church, New Lt. Governor Benjamin And DC 9 Host Hope For Harlem

Yesterday, First Corinthian Baptist Church, New York State Senator and newly appointed Lieutenant-Governor Brian Benjamin, and District Council 9 hosted Hope for Harlem.Continue reading

Harlem’s First Corinthian Baptist Church Receives Spectrum Grant For Senior Program

Spectrum today announced First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC) Community Development Corporation has received a $5,000 Spectrum Digital Education Grant for its Senior Connect program.Continue reading

District Council 9 Donated $2,500 In Their Annual Food Drive For Families In Harlem

District Council 9 donated $2,500 and members volunteered their time at First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem to distribute warm meals for Thanksgiving. Continue reading

First Corinthian, Senator Benjamin, And DC 9 Feed Families At Hope For Harlem

Today, First Corinthian Baptist Church, New York State Senator Brian Benjamin, and District Council 9 donated grocery packages to 2,000 families in addition to care packages, hot meals and essential items at its Hope for Harlem Event.Continue reading

Harlem’s Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond First Woman President Of NY Theological Seminary

New York Theological Seminary’s (NYTS) in Harlem has appointed Rev. Dr. LaKeesha Walrond as its new president, the first woman and the first African-American woman to hold this position in the institution’s 119-year-old history.Continue reading

Harlem Church Pastor Says Believing Jesus Is The Only Way To Heaven Is ‘Insanity’

A source reports that Harlem's Michael A. Walrond Jr. is a pastor who leads more than 10,000-members of First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem. Continue reading

Bill Cosby Uplifts Crowd At Funeral In Harlem

NY Post reports that Bill Cosby uplifted the crowd at the funeral for Tad Schnugg, the lifelong partner of Tony Award-winning choreographer George Faison, which took place at Harlem’s First Corinthian Baptist Church on Monday.Continue reading

Eric Garner’s Funeral At Church Draws Hundreds Of Mourners In Harlem

Hundreds of mourners lined up in the freezing cold Monday to bid a final farewell to Erica Garner, the daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner, but not all of the activist’s family members were able to get inside for the funeral service.Continue reading

Harlem Church Turns Into High-End Boutique

NY Daily News reports that a tres chic clothing drive was held Saturday at a Harlem church — offering high end duds for those in need.Continue reading

Harlem Church Holds Eric Garner’s Memorial

A Harlem church will hold a panel discussion and memorial service for Eric Garner on Monday night on the third anniversary of his death featuring speakers such as Rev. Al Sharpton and former NBA player and activist Etan Thomas.Continue reading

Congrats To Desireé Allen Pastor And Director Of Harlem’s The Dream Center

Pastor Desireé Allen, who serves as the pastor of arts and spiritual formation of First Corinthian Baptist Church in New York City as well as the director of Harlem's The Dream Center, revealed in a blog post that she discovered she was expecting in May on Mother's Day while on vacation at Disney World.Continue reading

Mayor de Blasio: Harlem, Is The Soul of Our City

By Mayor Bill de Blasio

Where does the soul of our city reside?

Amid all the pressures and all the change in our neighborhoods, what do we—what can we—protect?Continue reading

“A Better You” With Rev. Michael Walrond Jr., And More In Harlem

A Better You, the series of wellness, inspirational events, is coming to Harlem in June. The events, specially designed for the African-American community, aim to help seniors and their caregivers understand Medicare and their health care coverage options through a celebration of wellness.Continue reading

De Blasio Finds Inspiration From Malcolm X In Harlem

NY Post reports that Mayor de Blasio told a packed Harlem church Sunday that he took the inspiration for adopting his mother’s maiden name from the “Autobiography of Malcolm X.”Continue reading