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.
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Baptist seminary renames Paige Patterson building after pioneering black professor
A seminary affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention has changed the name of a building originally honoring Paige Patterson to now honor the academic institution's first full-time African American professor.
Fla. megachurch requiring members agree to statement affirming biblical definition of marriage
A Florida megachurch is requiring members to sign in agreement with a statement defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman and stating there are only two biological genders.
Over 1,800 churches left United Methodist Church in 2022
The United Methodist Church lost over 1,800 congregations in 2022, mainly due to the denomination's ongoing schism over homosexuality, according to a recent report.
Nat'l Prayer Breakfast to be 'smaller,' 'more intimate' in return to its origins; ‘the Family’ no longer hosting
The National Prayer Breakfast will undergo changes this year to its format, with a Christian ministry no longer being in charge of the annual observance and a smaller group of invitees.
Topless woman vandalizes church, damages Jesus statue
A woman has been accused of vandalizing a North Dakota church building while topless and barefoot, allegedly damaging a statue of Jesus in the process, according to authorities.
Colorado appeals court rules against Jack Phillips, Masterpiece Cakeshop in trans cake case; baker to appeal
A three-judge panel of the Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled against Christian baker Jack Phillips, having concluded that he was wrong to refuse, on religious grounds, to bake a cake celebrating transgenderism.
‘Death to Christians’: 2 churches attacked in Spain; 1 dead, 4 injured
At least one person was killed and four injured after a man entered two churches in Spain and attacked the congregations with a machete, an act authorities are investigating as terrorism.
Mississippi school district to allow student to wear ‘Jesus Loves Me’ face mask
A Mississippi school district has agreed to change a policy banning political or religious speech that led to a third-grade student being barred from wearing a face mask with the message “Jesus Loves Me.”
Police arrest Texas youth pastor, teacher in sex trafficking sting
Authorities in Texas have arrested nearly 50 people, including one high school teacher and a youth pastor, as part of a sting operation aimed at combatting sex trafficking.
Church staff need 'theological unity,' not diverse theological views: John Piper
John Piper recently addressed his limits on what he considers an acceptable ministry partner, noting that he has degrees of acceptance of theological differences depending on the circumstances.
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