Brian Carn underreported his income that exceeded $1.4 million.
Brian Carn Jr., “general overseer” of City Church International Fellowship (CCIF), and pastor of Kingdom City Church in Jacksonville, Florida, pleaded guilty to obstructing the Internal Revenue Service’s efforts to collect his tax debts.
Up about 8% for 2025, lagging stock market performance
ANALYSIS–The MinistryWatch Index jumped more than 7% in December, and 8% for the year. The sudden jump in December in part reflects a significant release of new financial data related to nonprofits from the IRS. ...
Commemorating Sanctity of Human Life Day
Churches across the country this past weekend commemorated Sanctity of Human Life Day. They prayed for the protection of the unborn, held “baby bottle” fundraising drives, connected members with pro-life ministries, and encouraged fostering and ...
New Christianity Today CEO Nicole Martin believes in the good news, even in hard times
The new president and CEO of Christianity Today hopes to follow her great-grandmother's advice: “Do what God has called you to do."
Church attendee says church breached her confidentiality and shared private details about her life.
An elder from Apologia Church has removed himself as a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed against a former parishioner who made videos about the church’s “mishandling of confidential marriage counseling information” by church leadership.
We know how to solve some of our nation’s most intractable problems, but will we?
OPINION—On Tuesday, the Trump administration cut $2 billion to nonprofits, some of them faith-based organizations, that deal with mental health and addiction recovery issues. On Wednesday, the administration restored those grants. It is not yet ...
On today’s program, the pastor of Arise Vineyard in California has resigned after old allegations resurfaced of inappropriate behavior. We’ll have details. And, medical debt continues to be a growing burden for many American families—but ...
And other notable ministry happenings from this week.
Here at MinistryWatch, one of our goals is to equip donors with the information they need to make wise decisions with their giving. That’s why we manage our database, which rates more than 1,000 of ...
Settlement offers restitution, but questions on legal accountability remain
A Superior Court judge has approved a $3 million settlement for Rock Church in San Diego, ending the church's involvement in a civil case tied to the 2022 death of 11-year-old Arabella McCormack.
PLUS: Carey Nieuwhof on Leadership
Warren Smith's weekly column that shares thoughts on news items outside the normal MinistryWatch charity and philanthropy “beat.”
