Snapshot of top happenings from this past week: Burk Parsons, Robert Morris, and More
A snapshot of top happenings from this past week.
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. ...
Dave Ramsey's company faces another setback in court over religious discrimination
A federal appeals court ruled that a lawsuit against Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey by a former employee who was fired for being pregnant while unmarried can go forward.
Final approval of partial settlements to be considered at June 26 hearing.
Ministers and AME Church staffers could soon see a court’s final approval of proposed partial settlements which would return a portion of lost funds.
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 ...
Almost half say they attend multiple congregations
After a half-decade marked by upheaval, many Christian communities across the United States are showing signs not only of recovery but of renewed vitality, a new study released on Monday revealed.
Louisiana extends ‘look back’ window, Belmont pulls plug on Promise Keepers, Chris Rice report, and more.
ONE YEAR AGO: On June 19, 2024, MinistryWatch reported that the Louisiana Legislature voted to extend the “look back” window for survivors of child sexual abuse another three years to June 14, 2027. Read more here. TWO ...
Jury finds no probable cause, alleged victim files civil lawsuit for $1 million
Authorities have cleared charges of sexual assault and indecent assault against a Texas pastor.
Castle Rock’s settlement included payment for the church’s attorney’s fees.
The Rock church can continue its ministry to temporarily house homeless persons after it reached a settlement agreement with the town of Castle Rock, Colorado.
Jerry Klemm denies there is any “witch hunt” of Parsons in the Central Florida Presbytery.
Jerry Klemm, a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), knew that being chosen to prosecute the case against St. Andrew’s Chapel senior pastor and Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow Burk Parsons over the ...