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Birmingham Church, 56 Years Later, to Recall Bombing with Messages of Love, Action

Months before the annual observance of the bombing that rocked a congregation, a community and the nation, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church has been...

Birmingham Church, 56 Years Later, to Recall Bombing with Messages of Love, Action

Hopeful Signs for Change in Sudan Meet with Cautious Pessimism

The appointment of a Christian woman to the council overseeing the transition to civilian rule in Sudan is a hopeful sign, but some...

Hopeful Signs for Change in Sudan Meet with Cautious Pessimism

Make Me a Match: Churches Can Reconnect Singles … and Society

Despite our ever-greater mobility and even more efficient connectivity, sociologists continue to note that Americans struggle to form lasting,...

Make Me a Match: Churches Can Reconnect Singles … and Society

California Church Leaders Arrested for Targeting Homeless People in Labor-Trafficking Scheme

A dozen leaders of a Southern California church, including the former pastor, were arrested Tuesday for targeting homeless people in a...

California Church Leaders Arrested for Targeting Homeless People in Labor-Trafficking Scheme

Over 100 Attacks Have Occurred on Syrian Churches Since Its Civil War Began

According to a new report, more than 120 attacks have targeted Christian churches in Syria since the beginning of the country’s eight-year civil...

Over 100 Attacks Have Occurred on Syrian Churches Since Its Civil War Began

5 Questions Every Church Should Be Asking

A recent article in the Atlantic cited 17 questions every college should be asking. The point was that “we need a serious conversation about the...

5 Questions Every Church Should Be Asking

Nearly 70 Percent of Churches Use Hymnals, 52 Percent Have Praise Teams, Poll Finds

Nearly 70 percent of churches still sing songs from hymnals and about half feature a praise team, according to a new poll that also showed the...

Nearly 70 Percent of Churches Use Hymnals, 52 Percent Have Praise Teams, Poll Finds

After Christians in Algeria Prevented Church Closure, Authorities Seal it Shut

After Christians fended off an attempt to close a church building in Algeria on Aug. 26, gendarmes arrived early Monday morning (Sept. 2) and...

After Christians in Algeria Prevented Church Closure, Authorities Seal it Shut

Dinner Church Movement Sets the Table for Food, Faith and Friendships

On a near-perfect late summer evening, about a dozen people gathered on a picnic blanket in Chicago’s Palmer Square Park, spread between kids...

Dinner Church Movement Sets the Table for Food, Faith and Friendships

America’s Microwave Christianity—The Heart of the Present-Day Church Must Change

As we all know, America is in a spiritual decline with no recovery in sight. Many churches have a form of “microwave” Christianity: service times...

America’s Microwave Christianity—The Heart of the Present-Day Church Must Change

Most Churches Aren’t Engaged in a Worship War over Music

A new study by LifeWay Research reveals that most churches no longer bicker over music.

Most Churches Aren’t Engaged in a Worship War over Music

Church in Algeria Fends off Authorities' Attempt to Close It

A brigade of gendarmerie showed up at an evangelical worship site in Algeria on Monday (Aug. 26) to execute the latest of several church closure...

Church in Algeria Fends off Authorities' Attempt to Close It

Disciples of Christ on Track to Lose Half of Membership

The Disciples of Christ is on track to lose about half their membership within a decade, according to a report from the Institute on Religion and...

Disciples of Christ on Track to Lose Half of Membership

The 5 Most Popular Church Worship Songs Revealed in New Data

Build My Life was the most popular worship song in churches over the past three years, according to new data, which also showed Hillsong had two...

The 5 Most Popular Church Worship Songs Revealed in New Data

China Releases Church Elder after Being Imprisoned for Eight Months

After being detained for eight months, an elder at the Early Rain Covenant Church in China was released from prison this week.

China Releases Church Elder after Being Imprisoned for Eight Months