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Willow Creek Names Michigan Pastor David Dummitt as New Leader

Willow Creek Community Church announced its new senior pastor on Wednesday, a megachurch pastor from Michigan, David Dummitt.

Willow Creek Names Michigan Pastor David Dummitt as New Leader

These California Churches Say Holding In-Person Services Is Essential despite Pandemic

A group of Southern California pastors sued Gov. Gavin Newsom as well as Riverside and San Bernardino county officials, claiming social distancing...

These California Churches Say Holding In-Person Services Is Essential despite Pandemic

Tennessee Pastor Recovers Undamaged Piano from Church Destroyed by Tornado

Tornados that ripped through several southern states earlier this week knocked at least one church to the ground, but when a pastor and some...

Tennessee Pastor Recovers Undamaged Piano from Church Destroyed by Tornado

New Mexico Megachurch Files Suit against State over Policy Banning Gatherings of More than 5

A megachurch in New Mexico is suing the state over a new policy limiting gatherings to five people or fewer.

New Mexico Megachurch Files Suit against State over Policy Banning Gatherings of More than 5

Southern Baptist Ethicist Russell Moore Says Churches May Apply for SBA Loans

Russell Moore is weighing in on the debate of whether churches should apply for loans through in the government's coronavirus stimulus package...

Southern Baptist Ethicist Russell Moore Says Churches May Apply for SBA Loans

N.J. Church Launches Grocery Delivery Initiative Spreading Hope across the United States

The brainchild of one New Jersey pastor determined to feed those in need in a time of global crisis has sparked a national initiative. With the...

N.J. Church Launches Grocery Delivery Initiative Spreading Hope across the United States

Trump DOJ Sides with Drive-in Church in Legal Battle against City

The Department of Justice issued a statement of support for a Mississippi church currently embroiled in a legal battle with the city of Greenville....

Trump DOJ Sides with Drive-in Church in Legal Battle against City

One Church's Tale of Two Pandemics, 100 Years Apart

At the height of the influenza pandemic in 1918, the Rev. John Misao Yamazaki stopped holding services at St. Mary’s Japanese Mission, the...

One Church's Tale of Two Pandemics, 100 Years Apart

Calif. County Bans Churches from Singing in Online Services to Fight Coronavirus

A California county has banned churches from singing or using woodwind instruments in their online services during the COVID-19 pandemic unless the...

Calif. County Bans Churches from Singing in Online Services to Fight Coronavirus

Greenville Mayor Waives $500 Tickets Given to Congregants Attending Drive-In Church Service

The Mayor of Greenville, Mississippi has waived all $500 tickets passed out to church congregants attending a drive-in church service earlier this...

Greenville Mayor Waives $500 Tickets Given to Congregants Attending Drive-In Church Service

'If Beer Is Essential, So Is Easter': Judge Overturns Ban on Drive-In Church Service

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a ban on drive-in church services noting that banning drive-in services is likely a violation of religious...

'If Beer Is Essential, So Is Easter': Judge Overturns Ban on Drive-In Church Service

Authorities Singling Out Religious Groups to Enforce Social Distancing Rules Will Face Action for Discrimination, AG Barr Says

Attorney General Bill Barr said in a statement over the weekend that authorities singling out religious groups to enforce social distancing rules...

Authorities Singling Out Religious Groups to Enforce Social Distancing Rules Will Face Action for Discrimination, AG Barr Says

Mississippi Church Sues City after Police Ticket Congregants Attending Drive-in Service

A Mississippi church is filing a suit against the city of Greenville after police officers were instructed to ticket church congregants attending a...

Mississippi Church Sues City after Police Ticket Congregants Attending Drive-in Service

Franklin Graham Encourages Churches to 'Obey Those in Authority,' Not Meeting in Person

While talking to conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, Franklin Graham encouraged churches to "obey those in authority."

Franklin Graham Encourages Churches to 'Obey Those in Authority,' Not Meeting in Person

Megachurches Can Be Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19

But as Lakewood, along with Hillsong, Willow Creek, Saddleback and other prosperous megachurches in the United States, has closed its campus for...

Megachurches Can Be Particularly Vulnerable to COVID-19