Church says they will stay.
(RNS) — The bishop overseeing Dallas’ Highland Park United Methodist Church removed the current and former senior ministers of the congregation on Thursday (Oct. 29) and provided a new pastor to lead worship at a ...
Plus, other notable ministry happenings from this week.
Evansville Rescue Mission exits the ECFA, dropping its transparency and donor confidence ratings. Plus, tops stories, database changes, and podcast highlights.
On today’s program, Life Surge is close to reaching a settlement in a wage lawsuit. A former salesperson for the ministry says the company wrongfully classified him as an independent contractor to avoid paying overtime. ...
Amid mixed Pew findings, youngest adults outpace parents’ generation in worship attendance
Amid mixed Pew findings, youngest adults outpace parents’ generation in worship attendance. The complicated findings, based on relatively small samples within each age group, come as Americans’ religious decline continues to plateau.
This month's most-read MinistyWatch stories feature Tim Tebow, Andy Stanley, Samuel Sey, and Seth and Heather Thompson Day.
Evangelism ministry reports $3.3 million deficit, but financial position remains strong.
Word of Life Fellowship helps students and families grow in their faith through camps, devotionals, and global missions. It reported a $3.3 million deficit in 2025, but the ministry earns an A Transparency Grade and ...
Eric Readon disputes the property case that brought jail time, 15 years of probation, and a $180,000 restitution order.
A Miami pastor has returned to the pulpit after pleading no contest to defrauding an elderly person. Eric Readon disputes the property case that brought jail time, 15 years of probation, and a $180K restitution ...
Highland Park UMC locked in bitter battle with denomination’s regional body over issues of governance.
One of the largest UMC churches in the country just voted to leave the denomination, locked in a bitter battle over issues of governance.
A couple of years ago, Warren Cole Smith had a conversation with Charlie Peacock. Warren is away on a reporting trip, and Charlie has a new book out, a novel, called Once Concealed, Now Revealed. ...
Plus, GRACE achieves 20 years of ministry, GCU fined but later rescinded, BGEA establishes a legal fund, and more.
In this week’s look back at the MinistryWatch archives, Christian leaders seek to welcome neurodivergent members, GRACE achieves 20 years of ministry, and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association wins against venue that canceled its event.
