ServeNC initiative, AI to translate the Bible, pregnancy resource center work continues, and more.
One Year Ago: On July 9, 2024, MinistryWatch reported about the “ServeNC” initiative, in which more than 1,000 churches from across North Carolina pledged to take part in a statewide initiative in early August to ...
Based on our research, these 169 ministries achieved a donor confidence score of 49 or lower.
In the MinistryWatch 1000 database, 169 ministries earn a donor confidence score (DCS) of 49 or below—a designation we believe warrants withholding donations.
Case revolves around changes to school’s articles of incorporation in 2019 to remove UMC’s control.
Last week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the long-running case between Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference (SCJC) may continue.
Greater Grace World Outreach in Baltimore has spent past year investigating sexual abuse allegations.
The former pastor of a megachurch in Maryland has been indicted on charges of assault and battery of a child.
Texas law bans NDAs in sexual assault, trafficking, and child sexual abuse cases
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill (SB) 835, also known as “Trey’s Law,” over the weekend. It will take effect on September 1.
Another lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamps, Seattle Pacific Cuts Budget, JD Hall disqualified from ministry, and more.
One Year Ago: On June 28, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that Kanakuk Kamps had been sued by another victim, Andrew Summersett, who claims he was abused by former camp director and now convicted felon Peter Newman. ...
Elders believe he misled congregation about his knowledge of Robert Morris’s alleged abuse.
Brady Boyd resigned his position last week after it became clear he misled the congregation regarding his knowledge of former Gateway Pastor Robert Morris’s alleged abuse of Cindy Clemishire.
New Jersey pregnancy resource centers ordered to turn over documents by state attorney general.
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, a group of pregnancy resource centers in New Jersey.
Gateway Church and Grace Community Church are facing challenges with their long-time leaders missing.
Two large, well-known churches in the U.S. are facing budget shortfalls and financial cuts. Gateway Church and Grace Community Church have been missing their long-time preachers, with one facing scandal and the other health challenges. ...
Timing of elders’ knowledge about her age is at issue.
Cindy Clemishire and her father Jerry filed suit last week in Dallas County, Texas, against Gateway Church and its elders, plus founding pastor Robert Morris and his wife Deborah, for defamation, conspiracy, and intentional infliction ...