Michael Gryboski

Mainline Church Editor

Michael Gryboski has been a reporter with The Christian Post since 2011. He covers politics, church and ministries, court cases, and other issues. He has written extensively on issues like litigation over conservative congregations leaving The Episcopal Church, the longstanding debate within the United Methodist Church over homosexuality, court cases on various social issues, and the evangelical community.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master’s in History at George Mason University. Inspired by his studies, Gryboski pens a regular column titled “This week in Christian history,” which briefly sums up the anniversaries of notable events in the long and diverse past of Christianity. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

Latest

Apr 25, 2023
School district reinstates teacher fired for opposing LGBT kids book, pays $181K
A Georgia school district will have to pay $181,000 and reinstate a substitute teacher fired for objecting to a children's book depicting same-sex couples being read at an elementary school library.
Apr 25, 2023
55 Oklahoma congregations leave United Methodist Church
Fifty-five congregations in Oklahoma have disaffiliated from The United Methodist Church, joining a wave of churches departing the mainline Protestant denomination since last year.
Apr 24, 2023
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary names new president after Greenway resignation
The Board of Trustees for Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has unanimously elected a new president of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Christian academic institution, months after the resignation of former president Adam Greenway.
Apr 24, 2023
Michael Brown talks Trump, New Atheists and greatest danger to American Evangelicalism
The Christian Post talked with Brown about his book, including the factors he attributes to the drop in Christian belief among Americans, how support for Donald Trump may have hurt Evangelical churches, and if deconstructing one’s faith can be healthy or not.
Apr 24, 2023
Tony Evans, Chuck Swindoll, Donald Trump pay respect to Charles Stanley at legacy celebration
Prominent Pastors Tony Evans and Chuck Swindoll, as well as former President Donald Trump, were among those who paid their respects to the late Pastor Charles Stanley at a legacy celebration held at his church on Sunday.
Apr 23, 2023
This week in Christian history: Pope Nicholas elected, Joan of Arc victorious, ‘Paradise Lost’ sold
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the election of Pope Nicholas I, John Milton selling the rights to "Paradise Lost," and Saint Joan of Arc relieving Orleans.
Apr 21, 2023
Global Anglican body rejects Church of England’s blessing of same-sex couples
A global gathering of conservative Anglicans has called for a “resetting” of the worldwide Anglican Communion after the Church of England voted to approve the blessing of same-sex couples.
Apr 21, 2023
2 UMC pastors may be defrocked for officiating same-sex wedding
Two United Methodist Church female pastors in Mississippi face the possibility of being defrocked after officiating a same-sex wedding, defying denominational rules prohibiting such practices.
Apr 21, 2023
Jack Phillips appeals trans cake case to Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado baker Jack Phillips has appealed to the state supreme court after a lower court ruled that the devout Christian violated discrimination law by refusing to create a cake celebrating a trans-identified individual's gender transition.
Apr 20, 2023
Mississippi must grant religious exemption for kids' school vaccinations: court
A judge has ordered Mississippi to allow parents who oppose vaccines for religious reasons to be given an official exemption from being required to vaccinate their children in order to send them to public or private schools in the state.