Ministry Updates: IRS Extends Deadlines, Nebraska Christian College Closes, and Relevant's Cameron Strang Returns
IRS Deadlines Extended, Nebraska Christian College Closes, Cameron Strang Returns, and MinistryWatch Ratings Changes
Russell Moore, the Southern Baptist Convention’s top ethicist, said he saw no problem with churches applying for government loans as part of the coronavirus relief legislation enacted last month.
Nonprofits Seek Dedicated COVID Funding Stream
Leaders at the nation’s most influential nonprofits are pushing members of Congress to expand aid to the tax-exempt sector in any and all legislation that expands and builds on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic ...
Congress is considering additional relief. The new bill, labeled CARES 2.0, is being pushed by Democrats with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Md.) already planning beyond the next relief package and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ...
On April 3, Crown Financial Ministries CEO Chuck Bentley released an “Open Letter to Churches and Christian Ministries.” He called on Christian leaders to exercise extreme caution before taking money earmarked for non-profits as part of the ...
Christian business owner and activist David Benham was arrested outside an abortion clinic in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend for allegedly failing to comply with North Carolina’s COVID-19 “stay at home” and social distancing orders. ...
Coronavirus infections linked to religious gatherings
In mid-March, Pastor Howard-Browne, head of the River at Tampa Bay Church, declared before his packed congregation: “I’ve got news for you: This church will never close.” A little over two weeks later, he was under ...
Billy Graham Chaplains and Foundations Mobilize for COVID-19 Relief: Latest Updates and ECFA Changes
Billy Graham Chaplains In NYC, Links for COVID-19 Government Help, Foundations Asked To Speed Decision-Making Process
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a 30-day stay-at-home order on Wed., Apr. 1, requiring the state’s residents to remain indoors to avoid spreading or contracting the novel coronavirus, he noted that the regulations do not apply to ...
But Prosperity Gospel Preacher an Outlier
A Florida pastor was arrested by a local sheriff on Monday (March 30) after he refused to stop holding worship services at his church despite regulations banning large in-person gatherings that could further the spread ...