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One elder says the debate echoes the arguments that led to the PC(USA)’s decline.
The Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) voted last week at its General Assembly to approve a "pastoral letter" to churches that opens the door to ordaining celibate, same-sex attracted individuals — a decision that has drawn ...
Filing follows former pastor’s sex crime guilty plea.
More than 15 years after Thomas Pinkerton Jr. left Central Christian Church, the Baltimore congregation is facing legal action for crimes he allegedly committed while serving as its youth pastor.
The case against a blogger and former member who have criticized the church will proceed.
An Arizona judge has refused to dismiss Apologia Church's defamation lawsuit against Check My Church blogger Sarah Leann Young and a former member who have criticized the church.
A new city ordinance exempts birthday parties but targets charitable food distribution.
A small ministry takes Phoenix to court — and wins a temporary restraining order — after a new city ordinance threatens a volunteer groups' weekly homeless feeding ministry. "The City of Phoenix has hit the ...
Zachary King's crimes devastated a church already struggling with scandal and debt.
A former Kentucky pastor has been sentenced for child sexual abuse. Zachary King's crimes devastated a church already struggling with scandal and debt.
SBC’s new statement from its annual meeting does not mention a path to legal status for immigrants.
At its annual meeting in Orlando, Florida, Southern Baptists opposed amnesty, political violence, and antisemitism. In a departure from resolutions dating to 2006, the SBC's new statement does not mention a path to legal status ...
This time, they hope it sticks.
At the annual meeting Wednesday morning, Southern Baptists overwhelmingly passed a measure to ban churches that have women pastors or let women preach on Sunday mornings.
Rice’s win is a triumph for critics who argue the SBC has lost its way in recent years.
Florida pastor Willy Rice has been elected SBC president. His win is a triumph for critics who argue the nation's largest protestant denomination has lost its way in recent years.
From sexual abuse reforms to immigration and women preachers, Southern Baptists face defining votes.
Over the past decade, members of the Southern Baptist Convention have touted the denomination’s diversity, sought to keep sexual abusers away from churches and passed statements advocating for immigration reform and a path to legal ...
The California megachurch has also announced governance reforms.
Bethel Church has announced it is cutting ties with four ministry leaders — and is making significant changes to its leadership structure and culture.
