Plus, Calvary Chapel congregation shocked to learn church building listed for sale, a Houston church’s radical generosity, and more.
In this week’s look back at the MinistryWatch archives, an examination of Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge success, a NC church shocked to learn its building was for sale, a TX church’s radical generosity, and more.
The 50 largest ministries are led by CBN, Educational Media Foundation, and Focus on the Family.
CBN, Educational Media Foundation, and Focus on the Family once again top the list of the largest media ministries by total annual revenue. One of them doesn’t file a Form 990.
As classrooms reopen, these ministries strengthen educators, mentors, and protectors of youth.
Teachers shape more than lesson plans—they shape lives. As a new school year begins, these ministries are equipping educators to teach with skill, lead with wisdom, and live out their faith in classrooms and academic ...
Jacob Barnett posed as a teenage boy to solicit explicit images from girls as young as 12.
On Monday, July 27, a judge sentenced a former Virginia youth pastor who posed online as a teenage boy to 20 years in federal prison for attempting to sexually exploit a 15-year-old girl.
As more ministries seek exemptions, MinistryWatch explains why filing remains a matter of stewardship.
"Live as children of the light" (Eph. 5:8). MinistryWatch makes the case for why filing a Form 990 isn't just a legal box to check — it's a matter of biblical stewardship.
On today’s program, a Florida mom has been sentenced to prison after impersonating the father of a Camp Mystic flood victim. She used that fake identity to launch a GoFundMe campaign. We’ll have details. Plus, ...
Church status, shifting corporate structures have let founder Kevin Adell avoid financial disclosure for years.
A failed $75M FCC deal. An $18M tax lawsuit. Zero public financial records. Our latest Ministry Spotlight digs into The Word Network Foundation and the corporate maneuvers keeping its finances hidden from donors.
Plus, other notable ministry happenings from this week.
In this week's Weekly Review, Carolina University falls into the "Withhold Giving" category in the MinistryWatch database. Also, top stories, database changes, and other notable ministry happenings.
A roundup of our most-read stories in July on the MinistryWatch website: Leading the Way Leaves ECFA, Brady Boyd launches new church, an Arkansas church settles a sexual abuse case, and more.
Kelsey's exit follows months of financial disputes and unanswered transparency questions.
Fount Church founding pastor Josh Kelsey has left the NYC megachurch and relocated permanently to Australia — four months after an investigation cleared him of financial wrongdoing. Questions about the church's board and finances remain.
