, an old hotbed of black political activism in Detroit and a symbol of the social turmoil that once gripped the city in the 1960s and '70s. In recent years, the institution has fallen on hard times.

A lot can happen in 100 years. In that time, San Diego has grown from under 100,000 people to the eighth-largest city in the U.S. Residents have come and gone. So too have community organizations. Yet ...

Despite appearances, Star of Bethel Baptist Church still contains the seeds of what its original 14 founders envisioned for the church. Congregation numbers for this 146-year-old black church have ...