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.

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Jun 26, 2018
5 Priests Suspended by Church Accused of Using Woman's Confessions to Blackmail Her Into Having Sex
Five priests have been suspended by an orthodox church in India after they were accused of using a woman's confessions to blackmail her into having sex with them.
Jun 26, 2018
Anne Graham Lotz: 'The Enemy Has Unleashed an Attack on God's People'
Evangelist and author Anne Graham Lotz, the 70-year-old daughter of legendary evangelist Billy Graham, has asserted that most people in today's American culture are essentially living as "practical atheists" and that today's culture is a sign that "the enemy has unleashed an attack on God's people."
Jun 26, 2018
Democrat Party Outreach to White Evangelicals Will Improve in 2020 Election, Clinton Adviser Predicts
The Democratic Party's outreach to left-leaning evangelicals will "be better" in the 2020 presidential election than the "miserable" job Hillary Clinton did in reaching out to that cohort in her unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton told journalists over the weekend.
Jun 26, 2018
Korean 'Chapel of Peace' to Be Built in Demilitarized Zone; Will Serve as 'Spiritual Cradle'
A new chapel for peace will be built in the Korean Demilitarized Zone in the only village in the where North and South Korean troops stand face-to-face.
Jun 25, 2018
Samaritan's Purse to Rebuild 55 Churches and 390 Homes in Hurricane-Damaged Puerto Rico
Franklin Graham's evangelical humanitarian organization, Samaritan's Purse, has launched a multi-year recovery plan to rebuild 390 homes and 55 churches in central and southern Puerto Rico that were severely damaged by Hurricane Maria that struck its shores last September.
Jun 25, 2018
Pastor Jack Graham shares how Ivanka Trump's $50K donation will help immigrant children at border
A Texas megachurch that received a $50,000 donation from Ivanka Trump last week has detailed how that money will be used to help migrant children at the southern border.
Jun 21, 2018
2 Police Officials, Teacher Among 60 Arrested in Texas Child Sex Crime Sting Operation
A police sergeant, a sheriff's deputy and a school teacher are among 60 who have been arrested for internet related sex crimes that were uncovered during a months long investigation across southeast Texas.
Jun 21, 2018
Wheaton College Football Players Plead Guilty, Avoid Felonies in Hazing Scandal
Three former members of the evangelical Wheaton College football team in Illinois have pleaded guilty to hazing charges related to an incident where another member of the team was abducted from his dorm room and left half-naked in the middle of a nearby baseball field.
Jun 21, 2018
Virginia Residents Protest Plans to Build Coptic 'Megachurch,' Say It's 'Incompatible' With Town
Some Northern Virginia residents are fighting against the proposed construction of a 22,000 square-foot Coptic church, claiming that the church will set a troubling "precedent" for their area and that it's "incompatible" with the community.
Jun 21, 2018
Hundreds Come to Christ at Scotland Crusade Hosted by Billy Graham's Grandson
Hundreds of people in Scotland accepted an invitation to accept Christ at a revival event hosted by Billy Graham's grandson, Will Graham, last weekend.