The church, at 118th Street and Indiana Avenue, had to install a high-speed telephone line and get an encoder workstation. It also spends between $1,000 and $2,000 each month to maintain its Web ...

It's the home of some of the best preaching, but today, the church in Chicago, unfortunately, is not nearly as strong as it was 30 years ago." In order to move "Salem forward," Dates must look back.

CHICAGO (CBS)-- After nearly 40 years, the Rev. James Meeks is stepping away from the pulpit. Meeks said next year will be his last as the leader at Salem Baptist Church on the city's Far South ...

Salvador Aguado, 51, of South Chicago, and his 7-year-old granddaughter receive free eggs from volunteers with Bridgeport’s Progressive Baptist Church and Pullman’s Salem Baptist Church in a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A mission to feed 5,000 Chicago families takes off Monday on the CTA Red Line. Pastor Charlie Dates and his congregation at Progressive Baptist Church and Salem Baptist Church of ...

In 2005, Chicago's iconic House of Hope opened its doors. It was known as Salem Baptist Church before the mega church was built. Now, the church’s only pastor, James Meeks, is stepping down ...

Cutouts of the Rev. James Meeks throughout the years are displayed in the foyer at Salem Baptist Church of Chicago as Meeks, who founded the 10,000-seat church in 1985, ...

The Rev. James Meeks kneels alongside his wife Jamell, left, during Meeks’ last sermon in Salem Baptist Church at the House of Hope on Jan. 8, 2023, in Chicago.

After nearly 40 years as a pastor in Chicago, James Meeks delivered his last sermon on Sunday at the Salem Baptist Church, the largest African American church on the South Side. “I married you ...

Feels like a church," said the Rev. James Meeks, who leads the Salem Baptist Church and its effort to build the $50 million House of Hope facility on Chicago's South Side.

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While continuing to lead Progressive Baptist, the 41-year-old pastor was named the successor to James Meeks at Salem Baptist Church, one of the city’s biggest congregations.