Gateway asked the court to dismiss the case on First Amendment grounds.
A federal lawsuit filed against Gateway Church alleging fraud, misrepresentation, and breach of contract arising out of their alleged misappropriation of church members’ tithe funds can continue. U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant denied a motion ...
Their Use and the Cautions to Consider
Christian influencers promoting “Jesus glow-ups” raise fresh questions about mixing faith, beauty and celebrity power in ministry.
SBC puts HQ on the market, Chi Alpha leader indicted, lawsuit against “apostle” David E. Taylor, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On September 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that the Southern Baptist Convention put its Nashville, Tennessee, headquarters up for sale to help cover the $12 million that the denomination has spent dealing with ...
Westminster Schools in Atlanta tops the list.
The mid-September list curated from the MinistryWatch 1000 database includes the top 25 K-12 schools listed in order of revenue. This is the first time MinistryWatch has published this list, with information based on our ...
The leader used a stolen identity.
Leaders of the House of Prayer Christian Church in Hinesville, Georgia, were indicted on fraud and tax charges after allegedly funneling veterans’ benefits to its seminary.
Recent jurisprudence has strengthened court-enforced protections of Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
As the Free Exercise jurisprudence in the country has been strengthened in recent years through court decisions, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is aiming to see those protections applied
Mark Vega allegedly knew about several cases of sexual abuse by young men at the church.
Mark Vega, senior pastor of Ignite Life Center — an Assemblies of God congregation — has been charged with failure to report suspected child abuse.
Foundation claims anti-trafficking group misrepresented its use of a $100K grant
After years of legal wrangling, a foundation has successfully acquired the assets of Unlikely Heroes, an anti-trafficking group that filed for bankruptcy, thus ending the operations of the group the foundation claimed misrepresented its operations.
Plaintiffs argue denomination has repeatedly ignored and abused discovery process.
A civil district judge in Texas took aim last month at the Assemblies of God for repeatedly failing to produce documents in a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the denomination in Houston last year.