Aging church looks for help from higher power

Glenda West still remembers walking to the small church in Upper Marlboro in the 1940s. It was a one- and a half-mile journey, and she often walked it barefoot. She said she remembers revivals, huge outdoor services and crowds so big that members of the all-black congregation had to stand outside.

...But the church, which is expected to cost $100,000 to renovate, might be among the first sites to get help from a new county organization dedicated to preserving black historical resources in Prince George's County.

..."Black stuff has basically been ignored in the county," he said. "The white stuff was preserved 25 years ago."