This Positively JAX initiative has helped collect tens of thousands of pairs of shoes for local children in need since 2014. We are now collecting new shoes for this year’s giveaway.

Local families whose children might need new shoes for the fast-approaching school year can now register for the 2026 Kicks for the Kids giveaway.

News4JAX has learned the pastor of a prominent Jacksonville church has had a large tax lien placed against him.

The CEO of a Jacksonville dance company is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy for months, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.

With SNAP benefits in limbo, a local church is stepping up to help. The Bethel Church has been helping the community for decades, so Bishop McKissick Junior and his team have created a store inside the church campus that will help now and in the future.

The Bethel Church, the oldest predominantly Black church in Florida, announced the passing of Lady Estelle McKissick. She was 97 years old.

The oldest predominately African-American church in Florida celebrated its 185th anniversary.

Three weeks after the racist Dollar General shooting in Jacksonville, groups marched and rallied Saturday to eliminate hate and foster in a community that believes it continues to be a target.

On Friday morning, family members gathered at The Bethel Church in downtown Jacksonville to celebrate her life.

Local non-profit and News4JAX has now helped more than 16,000 new pairs of shoes find a child in need over 10 years.

Help a local student start the new school year off right by donating a new pair of shoes.

Joy Crum, a native of Jacksonville Florida, is a singer, songwriter, Wife, Mother and lifelong member of The Bethel Church. Her new single and video ‘Love Song” was released on Good Friday April 15, 2022. “Love Song” is digitally distributed Globally by a Jacksonville-based organization, NDAMIX Entertainment through Nashville-based IndieBlu Music. Add “Love Song” to your favorite playlist. It is available on all digital platforms. Follow Joy on Facebook, Instagram & YouTube.

The food distribution at The Bethel Church served 1,000 families ahead of Easter.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Uplifting, strengthening, calming: All three are words to describe music in the Black church. UNCUT: Full interview with Rudolph McKissick Sr., Rudolph McKissick Jr. “In many of your Black churches you had call and response, what is called Dr. Watts in the Black church, where the deacon would sing a line and then you’d repeat it,” McKissick Jr. said. He describes his extended family as “a big time church family,” and references his own upbringing in The Bethel Church. Local community advocate Marsha Oliver grew up in The Bethel Church, singing in the choir as a child and shares how she was able to detect her father’s mood based on the church songs he sang.