The Christian Broadcasting Network founder tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his Christian Coalition.
Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global Christian Broadcasting Network, tried a run for president and helped make religion central to Republican Party politics in America through his ...
The Rev. Sam Young was a prominent figure in sacred music
The Rev. Carlton R. “Sam” Young, a prominent Christian musician and music educator known for editing The Methodist Hymnal of 1966 and The United Methodist Hymnal of 1989, has died.
Daniel Mayfield was caught taping a woman in her shower
The youth minister at a Southern Baptist church in upstate South Carolina was arrested for voyeurism and subsequently fired from the church staff last week.
These instances of fraud underscore the need for every church to institute preventive policies as well as procedures to follow if cybercrime does occur.
The pastor obtained over $500,000 in federal loans for fake businesses.
A pastor in Miami, Florida, was sentenced last week to 48 months in federal prison for attempting to gain over $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds for nonexistent businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, ...
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ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, What’s on the Podcast? On This Date at MinistryWatch
ECFA Membership Changes, MinistryWatch Database Changes, What’s on the Podcast? On This Date at MinistryWatch
New Hope can continue offering services that align with its Christian views of marriage and family
Syracuse-based Christian adoption agency New Hope Family Services has entered into a favorable settlement agreement with the state of New York and may continue offering adoption services to children and families.
Most plan to join the new Global Methodist Church
Another large contingency of church congregations is exiting the United Methodist Church (UMC) denomination—this time in Iowa.
The former SBC leader and his family have a network of ventures doing business with the SBC
Well-known Southern Baptist Convention leader and pastor Johnny Hunt has occupied positions within the denomination that provided access for his and his family’s network of nonprofit and for-profit businesses.