Hillsong's latest annual report reveals the megachurch is bringing in $17 million less in revenue compared to two years ago—that’s a drop of almost 20%, due, at least in part, to a series of controversies.
A Mississippi church recently announced that their former youth pastor participated in an abusive sexual relationship with a minor in the 1980s in a detailed account published on their website.
Dallas-area megachurch pastor Matt Chandler hinted on social media that he plans to return to the pulpit at The Village Church “soon,” ending a leave of absence instituted by the church’s board in August.
This week's editor's notebook looks at the story of elder financial abuse, discusses a new president at Calvin University, and explains why MinistryWatch covers sexual misconduct stories.
A former pastor in rural Missouri who was among several church members involved in a sex abuse scandal in the early 2000s has been arrested and charged with raping a 10-year-old girl nine years ago.
A pastor at a church near Birmingham, Alabama, has been charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a 7-year-old child.
A controversial and popular bishop in the Anglican Church of North America has decided to return from a voluntary leave of absence by the end of October, despite an ongoing investigation into spiritual abuse allegations.
Christopher Daron Smith, a Georgia pastor who had been charged with multiple sex offenses involving the abuse of a minor, was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head on Wednesday (October 19). Smith ...
Brian and Bobbie Houston, former leaders of Hillsong Church based in Sydney, Australia, will be holding an event called “An Evening with Bobbie and Brian” in Sydney on Wednesday, Nov. 9. The event will take place shortly ...