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  Nov 14, 2023

  Neighbors shocked after man is fatally stabbed inside Alexandria church

  Residents in an Alexandria, Virginia, neighborhood known to be safe and family-oriented were left in shock Sunday after a man died from stab wounds he suffered inside a church.

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  Nov 14, 2023

  International House of Prayer changes law firm investigating abuse allegations after protest

  The International House of Prayer in Kansas City has retained a local law firm to investigate abuse allegations against founder Mike Bickle after objections were raised to the hiring of Stinson LLP.

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  Nov 14, 2023

  Jamal Bryant’s megachurch makes good on years old promise with opening of medical clinic

  The Jamal Bryant-led New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, opened a full health clinic on their campus Saturday becoming the first church in Georgia to do something like this according to Bryant.

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  Nov 13, 2023

  Grandmother finally allowed burial in church cemetery after pastor blocked body for months over tithes

  Two months after a Virginia church refused to allow the family of a beloved grandmother to bury her remains in the cemetery of the church where she served the majority of her life due to an alleged dispute over tithing, the family is now celebrating after the church relented and allowed her burial in the cemetery on Friday.

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  Nov 13, 2023

   Son of Ala. pastor who killed himself over cross-dressing exposure says ‘dad made me strong’

  Carter Copeland, the son of late mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, and pastor of the First Baptist Church of Phenix City, F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, who fatally shot himself after his secret online alter ego known as the "transgender curvy girl” was outed, remembered his father as a hero who made him strong at a memorial service held in his honor Thursday.

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  Nov 13, 2023

  Congregant fatally shoots man in church parking lot after he allegedly threatened pastor

  Members of the Lake Houston Methodist Church, in Harris County, Texas, were left shaken Sunday morning when a man who allegedly made threats against their pastor was shot dead inside the parking lot by a church member now being hailed a hero.

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  Nov 13, 2023

  Most Christians think AI isn't good for the Church: study

  As some pastors experiment with using artificial intelligence to generate a church sermon, a new study released by Barna shows that the majority of Christians don’t believe AI is good for the Church.

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  Nov 10, 2023

  Carlton Pearson’s ex-wife asks ‘people of God’ to prepare hearts ‘to release him’

  In an announcement she called a "slow motion update," Gina Gauthier, the ex-wife of former megachurch pastor Carlton Pearson, who is currently battling terminal cancer, called on the "people of God" Thursday to prepare their hearts "to release him."

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  Nov 10, 2023

  Albert Tate tells Fellowship Church he's in a ‘daily fight with embarrassment, shame and guilt’

  Just over a month after leaders at Fellowship Church announced that their charismatic founder and leader Albert Tate was placed on a leave of absence over "inappropriate text messages and questionable comments," he apologized to his congregation Sunday and admitted he is in a "daily fight with embarrassment, shame and guilt" over his sin.

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  Nov 9, 2023

  This is the main reason a majority of churchgoers changed their church: study

  A new study from Lifeway Research has revealed the main reason most church-going Americans say they left one church for another, and the top reason is not because they didn’t like the pastor’s preaching.