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An Oregon City Council Limits Number of Free Meals Churches Can Provide to the Homeless

The Brookings, Oregon, city council has passed a new rule that will only allow churches to give the local homeless community two free meals a week.

An Oregon City Council Limits Number of Free Meals Churches Can Provide to the Homeless

Congregations and Religious Leaders Are Growing Older, Study Finds

According to the findings from the 2020 Faith Communities Today study, the average age of church congregation members and pastors is getting older.

Congregations and Religious Leaders Are Growing Older, Study Finds

Justice Department to Pay $88 Million to Families, Survivors of 2015 AME Church Shooting

The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay $88 million to the families and survivors of the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in...

Justice Department to Pay $88 Million to Families, Survivors of 2015 AME Church Shooting

Wisconsin Attorney General Reveals 180 Reports of Abuse by Clergy, Faith Leaders

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced this week that his department has received nearly 180 reports of abuse committed by clergy and...

Wisconsin Attorney General Reveals 180 Reports of Abuse by Clergy, Faith Leaders

Another SBC Executive Committee Member Resigns over Decision to Waive Privilege

Another Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee (EC) member has resigned following the committee's decision to waive attorney-client...

Another SBC Executive Committee Member Resigns over Decision to Waive Privilege

Nearly 60 Percent of Female PC(USA) Clergy Report Facing Gender-Based Discrimination in the Church

The latest release of the Presbyterian Church USA Research Services’ Minister Survey found that nearly 60 percent of female clergy in the...

Nearly 60 Percent of Female PC(USA) Clergy Report Facing Gender-Based Discrimination in the Church

Most Gen Zers Reject Organized Religion despite Identifying as Spiritual or Religious, Study Shows

According to a new study from the Springtide Research Institute, most young people in Generation Z (ages 13-25) who claim to be spiritual or...

Most Gen Zers Reject Organized Religion despite Identifying as Spiritual or Religious, Study Shows

63 Percent of Pastors 'Frequently' Feel Overwhelmed, Lifeway Poll Shows

According to a new Lifeway Research survey, the percentage of pastors who say they are frequently overwhelmed by their role has increased in the...

63 Percent of Pastors 'Frequently' Feel Overwhelmed, Lifeway Poll Shows

Orthodox Church's Top Patriarch Hospitalized in Washington

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been hospitalized shortly after arriving in the United...

Orthodox Church's Top Patriarch Hospitalized in Washington

CeCe Winans Encourages the Next Generation of Gospel Artists to 'Be Anchored in the Word of God'

Gospel singer and 12-time Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans is encouraging the next generation of Christian artists to "be anchored in the Word of...

CeCe Winans Encourages the Next Generation of Gospel Artists to 'Be Anchored in the Word of God'

Greg Addison Resigns as SBC's Executive Committee Executive Vice President

Greg Addison, the executive vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, has tendered his resignation from the EC.

Greg Addison Resigns as SBC's Executive Committee Executive Vice President

Vatican Census Shows Catholicism Growing Everywhere but Europe

A Vatican census released ahead of World Mission Day reveals growing numbers of Catholics in what Pope Francis often refers to as “the global...

Vatican Census Shows Catholicism Growing Everywhere but Europe

More than 350 Church of England Churches Could Be Shuttered, Demolished by 2026, Preservation Group Warns

A July report from the Friends of Friendless Churches Commissioners found that between 131 and 368 churches could be closed, sold or demolished...

More than 350 Church of England Churches Could Be Shuttered, Demolished by 2026, Preservation Group Warns

Millions of Unchurched Americans Watched Streaming Services during Pandemic: Poll

According to a new Lifeway Research survey, nearly half of Americans watched online church services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including many...

Millions of Unchurched Americans Watched Streaming Services during Pandemic: Poll

Texans to Vote on Whether Governments Can Limit Religious Services

In November, Texans will be voting on whether or not the government should be allowed to limit religious services as they did during the early days...

Texans to Vote on Whether Governments Can Limit Religious Services