Founded in downtown Jacksonville in 1875, newly renamed Progressive Spirit United Church of Christ turns 150 with big plans ...

While doing research recently in the Arkansas Gazette of the 1880s, I chanced upon a series of tantalizing articles recounting the prosecution by Little Rock authorities of two "spiritualists." Upon ...

The church building dates to 1903, said Pastor Kathleen Hoffman, an ordained minister and certified medium. She added, “People still come by and say, ‘I didn’t know you were still here.’” The church ...

Spiritualism, the belief that the living can communicate with the dead, gained popularity in the early 20th century. The religion's growth was fueled by the immense loss of life from World War I and ...

While doing research recently in the Arkansas Gazette of the 1880s, I chanced upon a series of tantalizing articles recounting the prosecution by Little Rock authorities of two "spiritualists." Upon ...