Pastor charged over sharing info with MinistryWatch, Scott Sauls resigned, Village Church moves away from multi-site model, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On November 11, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that the pastor of Beverly Heights Church, a congregation in western Pennsylvania attempting to leave the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) because of disagreements over “certain theological, social, and ...
Pastor allegedly took almost $200K intended for his church
A federal court found Terry Hall guilty of seeking prosperity through COVID-19 relief fraud.
The Rev. Jerry Beeson said he followed denominational rules in raising alarm about missing church funds.
The Halls’ arrests are the latest development in a conflict that began a year ago.
Steve Wood should resign as archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America.
Anglicanism has the potential to breathe new life into the evangelical movement, but the denomination is facing challenges on many fronts, some of them self-inflicted.
Lawsuit alleges Chapelstreet failed to adequately supervise alleged perpetrator.
Plaintiff John Doe has sued First Baptist Church of Geneva, Ill., — also known as Chapelstreet Church — its interim pastor Brian Coffey, and the alleged abuser Don Vanthournout for the sexual abuse of a ...
The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of October. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1. The first few sentences of each story are ...
New study identifies unique features of ministry in small towns and rural areas.
Life in rural America has its charms and challenges. Those who pastor in small towns across the United States recognize the trials inherent to those areas but believe God is working in their congregations and ...
WA ruling exempting clergy from reporting abuse learned during confession raises questions of evangelical accountability
Clergy in Washington will again be exempt from disclosing information learned "solely through confession or its equivalent in other faiths.”
Christ Presbyterian Church placed Senior Pastor Jeremy Fair on indefinite leave
On October 23, authorities in Glenpool, Oklahoma, carried out a multi-agency sting operation at a local hotel, leading to five arrests on solicitation of prostitution charges. Among those detained was Jeremy Fair, senior pastor of ...
Judge who imposed “lenient” sentence recuses himself from case
Earlier this month, a Mississippi judge imposed three years of house arrest and seven years of probation for church outreach coordinator and high school coach Lindsey Whiteside after she pleaded guilty to one count of ...