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Local teens from the New Olivet Worship Center met at the historic temple to uplift community spirit after an arson attack ...
Congress appropriated $18.8 million for projects in and around the Memphis area, including over $3 million toward the restoration of the historic Clayborn Temple, Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) said ...
Clayborn Temple will be rebuilt. That was the message on May 28 as hundreds of people — civil rights leaders, Memphis officials, nonprofit directors, tourists and residents — stood before the ...
Firefighters outside the historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the Civil Rights Movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., after it caught fire Monday, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. / ...
A spate of church vandalism and arson attacks that began in 2020 has continued into 2025, exposing a rise in anti-Christian ...
Clayborn Temple, a Memphis church hailed as an epicenter during the civil rights movement, has suffered significant damage after catching fire and burning during the early morning on April 28.
Large portions of the Clayborn Temple, located in Downtown Memphis, burned to the ground on April 28. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
The historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., caught fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. Credit: AP/Karen Pulfer Focht ...
The historic Clayborn Temple, a landmark from the civil rights movement with ties to Martin Luther King Jr., is seen after it was set on fire, April 28, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. Credit: AP/Karen ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A fire last month that destroyed the historic Clayborn Temple was ruled on Wednesday as arson while investigators announced a person of interest in the investigation, the Memphis ...