OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oakland lost a piece of history Sunday night after a massive fire damaged the First African Methodist Episcopal Church - or FAME. "I did see that flame and it's kind of crazy ...

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church is founded. It becomes the first organized Black religious institution in San Diego. Solomon and Cordelia Johnson were instrumental in the forming the ...

OAKLAND — A three-alarm fire ripped through the oldest Black church in the East Bay on Sunday, causing extensive damage to the building. The blaze sent flames and smoke soaring over a North Oakland ...

OAKLAND - Oakland firefighters battled a huge fire at First African Methodist Episcopal Church late Sunday night. There was major damage to the building, which is the oldest Black church in the East ...

OAKLAND -- After a 5-hour firefight, flames were finally contained early Monday morning at Oakland's historic First African Methodist Episcopal Church. Crews responded to reports of a fire at the city ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — The Oakland Fire Department tweeted at 11:42 p.m. Sunday that a three-alarm fire was burning at the First African Methodist Episcopal Church. FAME is the oldest Black church ...