Reverend Russell St. Bernard is the director for ministry operations at Kingdom Fellowship AME Church in Silver Spring, Maryland and a guest blogger for Givelify. This month, he is writing a series about how to prepare your church building, your team and your worship experience for a return to in-person service. As the world and our country slowly
As we celebrate Black History Month, the role of the church in African American communities cannot be overstated. For centuries, the church has provided spiritual guidance and leadership, but has also delivered social services to improve education, economic mobility, health and wellness in Black communities. Furthermore, churches have played a pivotal role in the African
Recently, Givelify CEO and Founder, Walle Mafolasire, sat down for a WIRED interview to talk about the impact COVID has had on churchgoers and churches alike. WIRED magazine’s Arielle Pardes explored how the digital divide, which existed before the pandemic, has widened over the past year. She also describes how technology has been a game-changer
We are delighted to partner with an ever-growing number of Black churches that choose Givelify as their preferred online giving platform. As such, we love to share news that is important to our partners. African American faith leaders shouldn’t miss the upcoming documentary, “The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song.” The
In Gobbler’s Knob, Punxsutawney Phil just predicted six more weeks of winter so brace yourselves for cold, yucky weather. It’s February, a month known for snow, thunderstorms and wild fluctuations in temperature as late winter and early spring wrestle their way through the shortest month of the year. What is our relationship to the weather?