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Resolution Passed to Prevent Clergy Sex Abuse in SBC Churches
The Southern Baptist Convention unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday to protect children from sexual abuse in the church.
Acts 29 Network: Planting Churches Still Essential to Evangelism
The greatest evangelical impact Christians can take part in is to plant new churches, say leaders at the Acts 29 Network, an organization aimed at facilitating a global church planting movement.
Minn. allows all churches to reopen after Catholics, Lutherans threaten to defy orders
Days after Minnesota’s Catholic and Lutheran churches publicly declared they would defy Gov. Tim Walz’s order restricting in-person services to not more than 10 people, the state has announced it is lifting that limitation to let larger groups gather for worship beginning Wednesday.
Bless Friday: Houston Churches Offer Black Friday Alternative
Black Friday may officially kick off the Christmas shopping season in many people’s minds, but for some in Houston, Texas, it also means a day of service and a time to help those in need. This year, eight local churches are providing an alternative to the frenzied Christmas shopping occurring on the day after Thanksgiving through a project called Bless Friday.
Seven Churches Bombed in Iraq
At least seven churches in Iraq were bombed Sunday in what appears to be coordinated attacks on Orthodox Christians celebrating New Year’s Eve.
Jesus loves little children and little churches
While the world is quick to celebrate the strong and mighty, the large and powerful - the Lord has a special place in His heart for the small, the weak, the overlooked, and the ones society barely notices.
Man charged with hurling Molotov cocktails at North Carolina churches, police say
A man investigators say was caught on video hurling Molotov cocktails at two churches in North Carolina has been arrested.
Thousands Join Brooklyn Bridge March to Protest Ban on Churches Renting Schools
Some 3,500 people marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall Park Sunday in protest of the ban on churches renting New York City's public schools on the weekends.
Two Miss. Presbyterian Churches Vote to Leave PCUSA
Two Mississippi Presbyterian churches have voted to leave the Presbyterian Church (USA) over increasing theological differences. They will join the smaller and more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
South African Churches Condemn Repression in Zimbabwe
The head of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) has expressed grave concern over the growing wave of repression and human rights violations in Zimbabwe and called for immediate action to halt the persecution of Zimbabweans at home and abroad.
Over 30 North Carolina churches demand UMC allow them to leave denomination
More than 30 congregations based in North Carolina have threatened legal action so they can leave the United Methodist Church, claiming that the disaffiliation process is unfair to them.
Ill. churches ask Supreme Court to stop state’s lockdown order limiting worship attendees
Two Illinois churches have filed an emergency request for relief to the U.S. Supreme Court from a state order that limits in-person worship services to no more than 10 people.
Around 400 Baptist churches in Ukraine ‘lost’ due to Russian invasion: seminary president
Around 400 Baptist churches based in the occupied parts of Ukraine cease to exist as a result of the Russian invasion, according to a seminary president who lives in the Eastern European nation.
'Voice of God' Alarms Installed in England Churches to Scare Away Thieves
Many churches in England plan to install "voice of God" alarms to their roofs to scare away thieves who strip off lead and copper.
SBC expels Saddleback, 4 other churches that have female pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention has decided to cut ties with Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in the United States, and four other churches over their decision to elevate women to the office of pastor.
Baptist Churches Collect Millions of Pennies for At-Risk Kids
American Baptist churches have collected more than 2 million pennies in an effort to raise awareness of the extent of child poverty throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Churches Still Restoring Gulf Coast 2 Years Later
It has been two years since Hurricane Katrina made her deadly landfall in the Gulf Coast. Since then, churches and Christian organizations have provided Katrina victims with a source of hope and a shoulder to lean on with their steadfast commitment to restore buildings and lives torn asunder by the largely forgotten disaster.
