In 1983, Esther Burroughs penned some lyrics about keeping a Christian home and entered them in a Southern Baptist hymn-writing contest. Some time later, her husband, Bob — who had made a name for ...

William S. Pitts was an American composer and physician born in 1830 in New York. He demonstrated musical talent from a young age and began taking formal music lessons. He wrote the famous hymn The ...

Deep in the hills of Appalachia, there's a mournful, beautiful style of church music that hasn't changed since the 18th century. The hymns of the Old Regular Baptist Church are sung in the so-called ...

“I’m not trying to be embraced by religious people,” says Chicago-bred, L.A.-based singer Sir the Baptist, his sincerity tangible even through the phone. “It’s not necessarily what the religious ...

The Austin American-Statesman has an interesting piece about people who have left an Austin mega-church, creating a new congregation and calling out of retirement a beloved pastor. The new church ...