Local church leaders and nonprofits in Pasadena, California, are responding to a sharp increase in immigration arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). From June 6 to June 22, federal authorities reported over 1,600 …
Lorraine Zielinski has filed a lawsuit against Grace Community Church (GCC) and its longtime pastor, John MacArthur. The complaint, submitted Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, accuses church leaders of publicly disclosing confidential counseling …
Three Leaders Depart Following Boyd’s Exit Less than two weeks after Senior Pastor Brady Boyd was asked to resign, the elders of New Life Church have requested that two additional top leaders step down. Executive …
Celebratory Release Sparks Tensions Mahendra Hembram, convicted for the 1999 murder of missionary Graham Staines and his sons, was released in April from Keonjhar jail in Odisha, India. His early release after 25 years, granted …
Two Republican congressmen are investigating over 200 NGOs, including major religious organizations, for allegedly aiding undocumented immigrants during the Biden administration. The inquiry, led by Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee and Rep. Josh Brecheen of …
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe of The Episcopal Church used Independence Day to reflect on the institution’s evolving identity. Once aligned with political elites, the church now sees itself as resisting what Rowe calls the Trump …
Long-Lost Document Surfaces After 120 Years A rare abolitionist scroll, signed by 116 New England Baptist ministers in 1847, has resurfaced in a Massachusetts archive. Volunteer researcher Jennifer Cromack found the 5-foot-long handwritten declaration in …
Leaders Promote Christian Nationalism While Others Deny Its Existence A growing number of evangelical leaders and conservative politicians are openly embracing Christian nationalist rhetoric. Figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and former gubernatorial candidate Doug …
Nine months after Hurricane Helene devastated parts of western North Carolina, the Episcopal Diocese continues recovery efforts. On September 28, 2024, torrential rains flooded Asheville and surrounding areas, damaging 23 churches, including the Cathedral of …
In Georgetown, Texas, Father Moses McPherson, a muscular, bearded priest of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR), is gaining online attention and converts through his outspoken embrace of traditional masculinity. His viral videos denounce …