Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the first official "bonfire of the vanities," Answers in Genesis suing Kentucky and a bishop setting up a mission in the Congo. ... Read full Story
The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, a small conservative denomination with just over 7,000 members, has excommunicated one of its ministers for advocating kinism, which teaches that God ordained racial segregation and that people should live, marry and worship only within their own racial or ethnic groups. ... Read full Story
A theologically liberal California church says that hundreds of people attended its recent workshop on how to respond to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. ... Read full Story
Former MorningStar Ministries leader Chris Reed, who now leads the Friends of the Bridegroom Church in Lancaster, South Carolina, has downplayed allegations from former members that he is an out-of-control, manipulative drug addict who shouldn't be in ministry. ... Read full Story
For centuries, false prophets have used the same techniques as mentalists and psychics to make educated guesses about their targets. Knowledge of a person’s physical appearance, family or friends can provide an abundance of clues for discussion. Where the facts end, the imagination takes over. ... Read full Story
An Anglican priest was removed from the formal election service of Dame Sarah Mullally as the first archbishop of Canterbury at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday after he shouted his objection to her confirmation. ... Read full Story
Founding pastors of Fount Church in New York City, Josh Kelsey and his wife, Georgie, are coming under fire from current and former members after it was alleged that they sold their home in New Jersey and moved back to Australia in October without telling the church. ... Read full Story
A cave in Bethlehem, revered by Christians around the world as the place of Christ’s birth, will undergo a restoration for the first time in 600 years as part of a collaborative effort to preserve a sacred site that connects believers to the roots of their faith. ... Read full Story
Life Bible Church, a non-denominational, multi-generational congregation located in Harrisburg, Oregon, is now seeking help to prevent its land from being washed away by the Willamette River after losing more than a half-acre of its property to erosion over the last two years. ... Read full Story
The only official Anglican congregation located in Moscow, Russia has suspended worship services amid a reported internal dispute over who controls the church. ... Read full Story
In the aftermath of last Sunday's storming of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, a nonpartisan civil liberties group says that the First Amendment does not protect protesters who interrupt church services, refuting claims made by political commentator Don Lemon. ... Read full Story
A nearly six-hour investigation released by Christian apologist Mike Winger sent shockwaves through charismatic Christian circles, raising allegations of deception, sexual misconduct and institutional failure centered on prophetic minister Shawn Bolz — and prompting a response from Bethel Church leadership. ... Read full Story
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of an Episcopal Church presiding bishop, Pope Pius IV affirming the Council of Trent and Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV receiving absolution. ... Read full Story
A church in Washington, D.C., says it has seen a 2,000% growth in attendance over the last seven years, a trend that the church’s leaders attribute mostly to Gen Zers and millennials gradually returning to religious life after the COVID-19 lockdowns and, more recently, the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk. ... Read full Story
A GiveSendGo fundraiser is swiftly raising money to help Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, after the Southern Baptist congregation made headlines Sunday for having their worship service disrupted by a mob of left-wing protesters that included former CNN host Don Lemon. ... Read full Story
Rick Olmstead, senior pastor of Arise Vineyard Church in San Luis Obispo, California, has resigned following the resurfacing of allegations that he inappropriately photographed young women outside a local Trader Joe’s in 2020. ... Read full Story
Just over three months after re-ordaining and restoring Sam Collier, the lead pastor of Christian Cultural Center's Atlanta campus, A.R. Bernard and his son, Jamaal, the new senior pastor of CCC New York City, said the megachurch is standing by him after his ex-wife claimed he was extorted by a trans-identified male prostitute during their marriage. ... Read full Story
The leader of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board has vowed to protect churches from “lawless harassment” after anti-ICE activists barged into Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, disrupting Sunday worship and frightening families. . ... Read full Story
Lead pastor of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Michael Todd, has dismissed a viral video skit mocking prosperity preachers created by comedian Drew Desbordes, popularly known as Druski, as a weapon of “mass distraction.” ... Read full Story
The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, has been accused of misleading the public over the status of a clergy abuse case. A complainant, known as Survivor N, has said the denominational leader's claim that the case had been “fully dealt with” is contradicted by ongoing proceedings. ... Read full Story
