A GoFundMe scam sentencing and a Chapter 11 filing mark a difficult year for the camp.
A Florida woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for using a Camp Mystic victim's identity to run a fake GoFundMe after the deadly July 2025 flood. Separately, Camp Mystic has filed for ...
Plus, historic St. John’s Church is saved, Biblica bounces back, and more.
This week in MinistryWatch history: The King's College closed, a historic Miami church was saved from foreclosure, Biblica rebounded, the "Bling Bishop" robbery took a dramatic turn, Zacharias Institute leaders resigned, and John Ortberg stepped ...
Giving outpaced inflation for second consecutive year.
Charitable giving in the U.S. topped $600 billion for the first time ever in 2025 — a milestone in the 71-year history of the Giving USA report. Religion remained the largest recipient at $151.58 billion, ...
Ministries confronting deceptive recruitment, forced cybercrime, cross-border trafficking — and the long path from rescue to restoration.
Human trafficking does not always look like kidnapping. Victims may accept legitimate-looking work, only to be trapped and forced into online fraud. This week’s MMAD highlights five ministries working in prevention, rescue, repatriation, and survivor ...
The Village Church in Colorado Springs launches Aug. 23, more than a year after Boyd's resignation over Morris scandal.
Former New Life Church pastor Brady Boyd, who resigned in June 2025 amid the Robert Morris abuse scandal, is helping launch a new church in Colorado Springs. The Village Church plants Aug. 23 with lead ...
Married pastors recount threats of family separation and coercion during immigration custody.
Texas Assemblies of God pastors Nepthali Zozaya Saucedo and Cinthia Sarai Cardona Otero were released from immigration detention Saturday after being detained en route to a Billy Graham Evangelistic Association retreat.
Why Faithful Stewardship Should Continue Long After You're Gone
Your kids will remember your values longer than your valuables. Dan Burrell on why the greatest inheritance isn't financial — and how Christian parents can bless both their family and God's kingdom through wise estate ...
Leaders calling the abuse crisis a ‘hoax’ makes it harder to address abuse in churches, survivors say.
A group of abuse survivors, advocates and pastors have called on a pair of Southern Baptist leaders to apologize for calling the denomination’s abuse crisis a hoax.
Mission Springs Camps and Conference Center Drops to ‘F’ for Financial Transparency
In this week's Weekly Review, Mission Springs Camps & Conference Center in California drops to an 'F' for financial transparency. Plus, top stories, database changes, and other notable ministry happenings from this past week.
After a brief rebound in 2025, trust in the church dropped back near record lows.
Trust in the church hit 68% in 1975. Today it's 33%. Gallup's new survey shows the decline isn't unique to religion — it's part of a decades-long erosion of trust across American institutions.
