CNS International believes law violates its religious freedom.
A law in Missouri intended to bring transparency and accountability to boarding schools is being challenged by a group that claims it infringes on their religious freedom.
Paul Havsgaard is accused of sexually abusing children while overseeing Romanian children’s homes.
Another group of plaintiffs, this time including seven women, have filed lawsuits against California megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship and its lead pastor Greg Laurie for sexual abuse they claim to have suffered at the hands ...
Alan Noble on the cost of skepticism toward religious institutions
ONE YEAR AGO: On Jan. 21, 2025, MinistryWatch featured an opinion piece by O. Alan Noble about the risks people face when they “hold a posture of skepticism toward religious institutions?” Read more here. TWO ...
Brian Carn underreported his income that exceeded $1.4 million.
Brian Carn Jr., “general overseer” of City Church International Fellowship (CCIF), and pastor of Kingdom City Church in Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty to obstructing the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to collect his tax debts.
Church attendee says church breached her confidentiality and shared private details about her life.
An elder from Apologia Church has removed himself as a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against a former parishioner who made videos about the church’s “mishandling of confidential marriage counseling information” by church leadership.
Olmstead allegedly took inappropriate photos of young women at a local Trader Joe’s.
Former Vineyard USA leader Rick Olmstead has resigned his post at Arise Vineyard Church after allegations of misconduct resurfaced.
Churches partner with Undue Medical Debt to alleviate their neighbors’ medical burdens.
Undue Medical Debt has paid off more than $25 billion in medical debt for nearly 15 million families in the United States.
Brandon Meeks’ credentials questioned, Dad’s Place blocked from housing homeless, Johnny Hunt returns to pulpit, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On Jan. 16, 2025, MinistryWatch reported about accusations against Brandon Meeks claiming he had misrepresented his academic credentials and hidden his criminal past. Read more here. TWO YEARS AGO: On Jan. 19, 2024, ...
FL woman allegedly set up two fraudulent fundraising campaigns last summer.
A 28-year old woman has been charged in Houston, Texas, with impersonating the father of a Camp Mystic victim to raise money through a GoFundMe page.
Church founder and self-proclaimed apostle David E. Taylor faces criminal charges.
Kingdom of God Global Church in Michigan is asking the U.S. government to return property it seized as part of a criminal action against its founder David E. Taylor.