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

Nov 23, 2022
UMC conference rejects 3 Arkansas churches’ disaffiliation requests: 'Uncharted territory'
A regional body of The United Methodist Church has voted down the disaffiliation requests of three congregations in Arkansas that want to leave the mainline Protestant denomination due to its divisive debate over homosexuality.
Nov 23, 2022
Leon Fontaine, Canadian megachurch pastor, dies at 59
Canadian megachurch Pastor Leon Fontaine, who garnered recent attention for his refusal to adhere to ongoing and restrictive COVID-19 lockdown orders banning churches from holding in-person or drive-in worship gatherings, has died at age 59.
Nov 23, 2022
5 places that celebrated Thanksgiving before Plymouth colony
Here are five places in the United States and Canada that held Thanksgiving events before the famous observance at colonial Massachusetts took place.
Nov 22, 2022
249 North Carolina churches leave UMC amid homosexuality schism
At a special session held last weekend, The United Methodist Church's North Carolina Conference approved the disaffiliation votes of 249 congregations, representing 32% of the regional body's member churches and about 22% of its membership. The vote comes amid a schism over the Protestant denomination's official stance on homosexuality.
Nov 21, 2022
ICE arrests 138 sex offenders who entered the US illegally
The U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency has announced that they have apprehended 138 sex offenders who had entered the country illegally as part of a recent operation.
Nov 21, 2022
UMC pastor files complaint against election of openly gay leader to bishop hierarchy
A United Methodist Church pastor has filed a complaint against a regional body’s leadership over a recent decision to elect an openly gay bishop, which is in defiance of denominational rules.
Nov 20, 2022
This week in Christian history: CS Lewis dies, Geneva embraces Calvinism
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of C.S. Lewis, John Donne becoming dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral and Geneva embracing John Calvin’s theocratic model.
Nov 19, 2022
Are Hispanics becoming more Republican? Pollster says it's unclear if rightward shift is 'durable'
While exit polls from the 2022 midterm elections indicate a double-digit swing in Latino voters from Democrat to Republican since 2020, many pollsters and election experts have looked into the possibility that Hispanics, a traditionally strong voting bloc for Democrats, could be shifting in their political support. The Christian Post spoke with polling experts to gauge their insight regarding the shifting Latino vote.
Nov 18, 2022
Most Asian Americans don't support affirmative action, poll finds
A new poll suggests that more than half of Asian Americans say they would support a potential U.S. Supreme Court decision to "ban" affirmative action policies as the nation's higher court weighs arguments in cases involving admissions policies at two universities.
Nov 18, 2022
Episcopal priest charged with defrauding Kansas foster care organization of $10M
An Episcopal Church priest and a businessman were recently charged with allegedly defrauding a Kansas-based foster care organization of approximately $10 million.