It’s no wonder many of the church’s great prayers and meditations have been set to music through the ages. Comforting, convicting and inspiring verses are made even more stirring and memorable with ...

Walk into most black churches Sunday morning and you're more likely to hear the choir sing from the gospel top 40 list than sing old-time "Negro spirituals" or hymns from traditional hymnbooks.

THE order of service for the King’s coronation has revealed the music chosen for the event. It combines the old and the new – with a specially written piece by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It features 12 new ...

Many American churches are doing everything they can to attract new generations of parishioners. And often, that means less traditional organ music and Christian hymns. But the organist at the West ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Choir Project aims to attract more young people into parish choirs, as well as those singing in cathedral choirs like ...

Ken Hartley compares it to a baseball game. A performer might botch the national anthem before the game, but there's still something magical about tens of thousands of people joining in on "Take Me ...

Kevin Mills grew up at Vineville Baptist Church in Macon. He attended the traditional worship services with his family and friends. Folks dressed in their “Sunday best,” sat in the pews and admired ...

From County Down in Northern Ireland, Holywood Primary School sang their hearts out. They gave a lively rendition of We are Marching in the Light of God and their traditional hymn choice was I the ...

Churches are retiring their hymnals and organs, hoping to attract younger crowds, but at West Auburn Congregational in Maine, Charles Marshall has been playing for 70 years with no plans to retire.