Samuel Smith

Deputy Managing Editor

Samuel Smith serves as Deputy Managing Editor for The Christian Post. He began working for CP in 2014 as a staff reporter. Before joining CP, Smith covered Maryland state politics as well as college and high school athletics for various news outlets. He graduated with a journalism degree from Towson University.

His areas of interest include human rights, politics and sports. Smith also serves on the international missions team of his local church. He lives in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with his family.

Latest

Mar 6, 2019
Pastor abducted by militant Buddhists in Myanmar, second to be captured in 2 months
A second pastor in Myanmar’s Rakhine state has been abducted by suspected Buddhist insurgents after another was killed less than two months ago.
Mar 6, 2019
Gay UMC pastor to conduct same-sex weddings despite Traditional Plan passage
An openly gay pastor in the United Methodist Church said he will conduct same-sex weddings despite the denomination's recent vote to maintain its view that homosexuality runs counter to the Gospel and will enforce tougher punishments for violating church discipline.
Mar 6, 2019
New global religious freedom mov’t underway: 'We can’t just keep talking about it'
A desperately-needed global movement to push for religious freedom rights worldwide has begun, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said last Thursday at a United Nations event focused on religious freedom.
Mar 6, 2019
Canada sees exponential rise in trans-identified kids, referrals to gender clinics
Gender clinics in Canada are reporting an exponential growth in the number of children being referred for gender transitions.
Mar 5, 2019
UK opens first transgender-only prison unit for men in women's prison
A women’s prison near London will open what has been referred to as Europe’s first prison unit exclusively for men who identify as women.
Mar 4, 2019
Francis Chan defends Gospel for Asia after legal settlement: 'No money was misappropriated'
Popular preacher and author Francis Chan issued a strong defense of the nonprofit charity Gospel for Asia following the announcement Friday that the organization will pay $37 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the alleged misuse of donations.
Mar 4, 2019
Mass arrests of Chinese megachurch members continue; some 'violently beaten'
Nearly 50 more members, including 11 kids, of a Chinese megachurch closed down by the communist government in December were arrested at two different venues last Sunday, a watchdog group has reported.
Mar 3, 2019
Scammers posing as pastors: Churches nationwide issue urgent warning
Scams in which local pastors are impersonated in order to trick their congregants out of hundreds of dollars has permeated communities across the nation.
Mar 2, 2019
At Least 32 Christians killed as mob burns homes, church in Nigeria
At least 32 Christians were killed by suspected Fulani extremists on Tuesday in Nigeria, sources told a leading Christian persecution monitor.
Mar 1, 2019
NewSpring Church battling 2 lawsuits after day care volunteer molests 14 children
NewSpring Church in South Carolina is fighting back against two lawsuits alleging that lack of church oversight enabled the sexual assaults of at least 14 children at the hands of a former church day care volunteer.