Disgraced former Southern Baptist president Johnny Hunt is suing the denomination he once led, saying he was defamed by allegations he assaulted another pastor’s wife.
Hillsong Church global senior pastor Phil Dooley apologized and said the church will launch an independent review after a government official accused founder Brian Houston of misuse of funds and lavish spending.
Federal prosecutors have charged Bishop Lamor Whitehead of Brooklyn with falsifying bank records to get approved for a mortgage for his million-dollar New Jersey mansion.
The lead teaching pastor at a Fort Worth Baptist church has resigned after he was arrested last week on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and suspicion of unlawfully carrying a weapon.
Brad Heinrichs, who quoted scripture as he sold more than 100 investors into an $82 million Ponzi scheme, was sentenced to a decade of supervised probation and house arrest, not the 69 years in prison ...
Leaders of Eastview Christian Church in Illinois have contracted a third-party to investigate the handling of sexual misconduct accusations against a former associate pastor—the lead pastor's son. The lead pastor has since resigned, denying allegations ...
Kanakuk abuse survivors testified at a hearing last month on new legislation that would modify the legal process for reporting child sexual abuse.
Mark Rivera, a former lay pastor in a conservative Anglican denomination who was convicted in December of felony child sexual abuse and assault, was sentenced on Monday afternoon (March 6) to 15 years in the ...
A former student ministry leader in North Charleston, S.C., is charged with 13 counts of second-degree assault and battery for allegedly interacting inappropriately with 10 victims ranging in age from 13 to 16 years old.
A Florida pastor faces 12 charges related to fraud and theft after authorities say he sold his church property for $600,000 to support his drug habit.