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

Mar 15, 2023
Christian school barred from sporting events after girls' team refused to play against male
A Christian high school in Vermont that forfeited a girls' basketball game because the opposing team had a biological male player has been suspended from participating in future athletic events.
Mar 15, 2023
Supreme Court asks Congress for more security funding after death threats from abortion activists
The United States Supreme Court has asked Congress to provide more security funding amid ongoing threats made to its members by pro-choice activists.
Mar 14, 2023
Jewish parents sue California for barring religious schools from special education funds
A group of Jewish parents is suing California over a state law that prohibits religious schools from being eligible to receive special education funds meant to help children with disabilities.
Mar 13, 2023
Ukraine orders Orthodox church with Russia ties to vacate historic Kyiv monastery
Ukrainian officials told the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to vacate the 980-year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in the embattled nation's capital. Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill has called on other religious leaders, including Pope Francis, to urge Ukraine not to close down the monastery historically tied to Russia.
Mar 12, 2023
This week in Christian history: ‘Jesus Revolution’ leader dies, Jan Hus excommunicated
Memorable events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of a leader in the “Jesus Revolution,” the election of Pope Francis, and the Catholic Church punishing Jan Hus and Prague.
Mar 10, 2023
Largest UMC church in Arkansas to amicably split into 3 congregations
A church that is reportedly the largest United Methodist Church congregation in Arkansas has voted to split three ways due to disagreements over the denomination’s longstanding debate over homosexuality.
Mar 10, 2023
Historic Presbyterian seminary elects first female president
A seminary in Virginia affiliated with the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States has elected the first female president in its 200-plus year history.
Mar 10, 2023
John Piper denounces sex-change surgeries as 'sinful,' 'dreadfully destructive'
Prominent Bible teacher and author John Piper denounced gender reassignment surgeries this week, calling the idea of gender transition “sinful” and “dreadfully destructive.”
Mar 9, 2023
Rick Warren shares 3 Bible passages that changed his mind on women pastors
Former Saddleback Church pastor and founder Rick Warren recently laid out three passages from the Bible that led him to conclude that it is acceptable for women to serve in the office of pastor.
Mar 9, 2023
Court reinstates Florida law defunding Planned Parenthood
A federal court has reinstated a 2016 Florida law that allows the state to remove public funding of Planned Parenthood, citing the overturning of Roe v. Wade as justification.