Apathy and a lack of commitment among parishioners are some of the biggest challenges they face, pastors say, but churchgoers with strong opinions also present a challenging dynamic, according to a survey of Protestant ministers.
A Pennsylvania pastor facing charges that he sexually abused three people was denied bail last week after prosecutors convinced the judge he was a danger to the community, according to a criminal complaint.
Patrick Patterson was working in the back room of the Tops Friendly Markets grocery store when the shooting began. The 65-year-old member of the Linwood Church Of Christ in Buffalo, New York, heard shots and ...
For decades, a handful of leaders in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination treated sexual abuse survivors as enemies of the church, denied responsibility for the actions of local churches, and downplayed the number of sexual ...
A prominent Boston Hispanic Pentecostal pastor, known for his church’s social programs and conservative teaching, has died, according to his church.
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes
Leaders of a prominent Washington, D.C.-area congregation hope to end an ongoing conflict by redoing a contested church election. That election is the subject of a lawsuit pending in Virginia state court. Several current and ...
Willow Creek Community Church, a Chicago megachurch that was one of the largest and most highly regarded congregations in the nation, will lay off 30% of its staff due to post-COVID-19 declines in attendance and ...
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) — He was known by all as simply Dr. John, the quiet, calm physician who mentored kids in kung fu, finding time between patient appointments to encourage people to learn self-defense. ...
When Cherin Marie joined Christ Our Light Anglican Church in 2013, she couldn’t imagine filing a lawsuit against the close-knit Anglican church plant in Big Rock, Illinois, where many of her relatives attended.