Episcopalians took a major hit in the year 2020, not only in attendance but also in membership and—unusually—in the pocketbook of the historically affluent denomination.
By mid-August, the local office of evangelical aid group World Relief was so overwhelmed by contributions to help Afghans arriving in the Chicago area it didn’t have the capacity to store them. Neither did Immanuel ...
A Few Reflections on the Christian Music Industry
Calvary Chapel Melbourne, a large congregation in central Florida, announced early in September that founding Pastor Mark Balmer would no longer be serving as senior pastor of the congregation.
Ending weeks of debate, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted Tuesday (Oct. 5) to waive attorney-client privilege as part of an investigation of how Southern Baptist leaders have handled issues of sexual abuse in ...
The Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas has approved a policy permanently disqualifying registered sex offenders from church leadership, saying that any congregation that violates that standard “may be” considered “outside of ...
Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston will plead not guilty to illegally concealing alleged child abuse by his father, his lawyer told a court on Tuesday.
The head of the Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church encouraged congregations to review their financial practices after a Polk City woman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for stealing ...
A Brief Guide to Southern Baptist Meltdown over Sexual Abuse
This week, all six Southern Baptist seminaries expressed their dismay at the Executive Committee’s unwillingness to act.