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Church of Nigeria Formally Accepts Emerging Anglican Province
The Church of Nigeria, the largest province in the Anglican Communion, has become the first to formally accept a new orthodox province emerging in North America.
Small Town Pastors Aim for Big Impact
The last thing church leaders need is another conference, but for pastors who don't have a Starbucks or Wal-Mart within 25 miles of their church, The Sticks might be something worth checking out.
Anglicans Form Dioceses for Rival Body
Anglican congregations in the southeast and now in the northwest have formed dioceses outside of The Episcopal Church and intend to be part of the new rival body of Anglican conservatives in North America.
Salvation Army Raises Record $130M Amid Downturn
The American people dug deep this past holiday season and helped The Salvation Army, perhaps the most well-known charity in the country, raise a record $130 million. The 2008 Red Kettle campaign saw a 10 percent growth in donations.
Megachurch Pastor: Where's My Bailout?
As large financial institutions receive hundreds of billions of dollars in bailout funds, some of which have paid for bonuses this year, a megachurch pastor in South Carolina is asking, "Where's my bailout?"
Conservative Anglican Rejects Priest's Defense of Episcopal Church
A conservative Anglican has rejected comments from a priest who believes The Episcopal Church has been "pilloried" and described in "misleading" ways.
Catholics Join Emerging Church Conversation
A group of Roman Catholics are dipping their feet in the Emerging Church pool, joining a conversation that has long drawn the interest of mainline Protestants and Evangelicals.
Prop. 8 Proponents Hopeful After Court Hearing
Traditional marriage supporters are optimistic that Proposition 8 will stand after oral arguments were heard Thursday by the California Supreme Court.
Megachurch Weathers Recession; Stays on Mission
"I know my responsibility. I hate it, but I know it. Yesterday I did one of the most difficult things I've ever done. I eliminated the jobs of several friends," lamented Pastor Mark Beeson. "I cried. I hated every minute of it."
Presbyterian Pastor Fears Denomination is Compromising Witness
As Presbyterians in Charlotte approved an amendment that would open the way for the ordination of non-celibate homosexuals, one pastor is speaking out, concerned that the Church is compromising its witness in morally ambiguous times.