John Newton was a British sailor who once worked on slave ships but later turned his life around. After surviving a violent storm at sea, he felt a deep change in his heart. He left the slave trade, ...

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound That sav'd a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, Was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, And grace my fears reliev'd; How ...

Many people think they know the story of the hymn,"Amazing Grace." The commonly accepted narrative presents its composer, John Newton, a young English captain of a late 18th-century slave ship, as a ...

14-year-old Malakai Bayoh, who has had an incredible 2023, returns with an exclusive new video performing one of the world’s best-loved hymns. Malakai Bayoh has returned with a new video: a beautiful ...

“We are on our way. . . . We’re on our journey home!” So declares the silver-clad choir, in buoyant triplets, upon entering the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, in Watts, Los Angeles. Theirs is ...

Born on August 4, 1725, Newton grew up without any specific religious convictions. Forced into the naval service at age 18, he attempted to desert his ship. After being severely beaten on board, at ...

Mary Hall remembers the first time she heard Aretha Franklin sing “Amazing Grace.” It was during a dress rehearsal inside of the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in the Watts neighborhood of Los ...

A full house congregated on Sunday (March 31) at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church for the Los Angeles premiere of "Amazing Grace," a concert documentary chronicling the live, two-day… By ...