Matthew Harmon was arrested last week for an incident in 2007.
A former Kanakuk Kamps staffer was arrested for child sexual assault and released on bond in Dallas, Texas, late last week.
In letter to US Senate, ERLC raises ethical concerns and states opposition to IVF
The chief ethicist for the nation’s largest Protestant denomination wants the federal government to clamp down on in-vitro fertilization, saying it causes harm to children and their mothers.
Meet the six preachers who want to lead the Southern Baptist Convention
These six candidates are vying for one of the most influential volunteer jobs in American religion.
The former employee apologized, pleaded guilty, and paid $225,000 in restitution.
A year ago, MinistryWatch reported that the financial director of Pikes Peak Christian Church in Colorado Springs church committed theft, fraud, and other offenses against the church. Often these episodes end unsatisfactorily—but this case was ...
Alabama ministry was a pioneer ministry in addressing life-controlling problems on a wider scale
Focusing on each person holistically is what sets The Foundry Ministries in Alabama apart.
Announcement comes after UMC General Conference voted to rescind ban on LGBTQ clergy, weddings
A United Methodist megachurch (UMC) in Dallas, Texas, has decided not to allow its facilities to be used to host same-sex weddings. The announcement comes in response to a denomination-wide directive in early May removing ...
Thomas Jay Oord advocates for full LGBTQ inclusion; also embraces open theism
A Church of the Nazarene minister advocating for “full queer inclusion” has been brought up on charges and faces an upcoming trial that could result in removal of his credentials as an ordained minister.
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Methodists from West Africa country vote to leave denomination over LGBTQ policies
The United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast (EMUCI) has withdrawn from the United Methodist Church over its stance on LGBTQ issues, namely the ordination of pastors who identify as LGBTQ and the celebration of same-sex ...
Virtual Church, Hybrid Church, and Combating Anonymity
A study on the State of Church Tech 2024 conducted by Pushpay—a fast-growing SaaS company in the faith sector—reveals a somewhat predicted, albeit still surprising, change in American church attendance: our desire to return to ...