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Episcopal Diocese of Maine Mandates Vaccine for Clergy

On Monday, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine mandated that all clergy and staff in the diocese be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end...

Episcopal Diocese of Maine Mandates Vaccine for Clergy

1 in 10 Non-Church Members in U.S. Attend Weekly Church Services: Survey

According to a new survey, 1 in 10 non-church members in the U.S. attends weekly church services.

1 in 10 Non-Church Members in U.S. Attend Weekly Church Services: Survey

Nadia Bolz-Weber Installed as ELCA's First Pastor of Public Witness

This week, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has installed the Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber as its first pastor of public witness.

Nadia Bolz-Weber Installed as ELCA's First Pastor of Public Witness

Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to Five Months for Burning Church Banner

Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to five months in jail for setting a historic Black...

Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to Five Months for Burning Church Banner

Oregon Megachurch Pastor Ben Courson Steps Down Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Ben Courson, the 33-year-old pastor of Applegate Christian Fellowship near Medford, is accused by three female former church members for initiating...

Oregon Megachurch Pastor Ben Courson Steps Down Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations

'A Huge Blessing': Canadian Congregation Raises over $700,000 to Rebuild Church following Arson Attack

A Canadian congregation has raised over $700,000 to rebuild their church building after it was burned down by an arsonist.

'A Huge Blessing': Canadian Congregation Raises over $700,000 to Rebuild Church following Arson Attack

'Your Lies Cost Lives': Church Led by Controversial Pastor Greg Locke Is Vandalized

Global Vision church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, pastored by the controversial pastor Greg Locke, was vandalized by an unidentified person this week.

'Your Lies Cost Lives': Church Led by Controversial Pastor Greg Locke Is Vandalized

Mainline Church Decline and Evangelical Exile

Last month a new survey from the Public Religion Institute called “The 2020 Census of American Religion” claimed that Mainline churches in America...

Mainline Church Decline and Evangelical Exile

Police Charge Hillsong Founder Brian Houston with Concealing Information about Sexual Crimes Committed by His Father

Brian Houston, the founder and global pastor of Hillsong church, has been charged by police for allegedly concealing information regarding sexual...

Police Charge Hillsong Founder Brian Houston with Concealing Information about Sexual Crimes Committed by His Father

Photo of Ciara, Russell Wilson Worshipping at a Local Church Goes Viral

A photo of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, praising God in a church has gone viral. While some found the image to...

Photo of Ciara, Russell Wilson Worshipping at a Local Church Goes Viral

California Pastor Encourages Congregants to Vote to Recall Gov. Gavin Newsom during Sermon

A megachurch pastor in California has reportedly urged his congregation to vote Governor Gavin Newsom out of office in the California recall...

California Pastor Encourages Congregants to Vote to Recall Gov. Gavin Newsom during Sermon

Virginia Church Sues County, Alleges it Forced it to Get Liquor License to Meet on Its Property

A Virginia church is suing its local government after it allegedly told the church that, based on its zoning classification, in order to gather in...

Virginia Church Sues County, Alleges it Forced it to Get Liquor License to Meet on Its Property

'We Forgive You': Church Leader Offers Forgiveness to Arsonists Who Burned Down Church

A church board member is offering forgiveness to the person responsible for setting the church he leads ablaze.

'We Forgive You': Church Leader Offers Forgiveness to Arsonists Who Burned Down Church

The Contemporary Epistles of Jack Phillips, Barronelle Stutzman, and the Booth Family

To be a Christian and to hold to Christian conviction about what is true about the nature and person of Jesus Christ, and about the place of...

The Contemporary Epistles of Jack Phillips, Barronelle Stutzman, and the Booth Family

Ontario Church Fined an Additional $85,000 for Violating Lockdown — ‘Jesus Is Worth It’

A Canadian church has been ordered to pay over $80,000 in fines after holding a worship service in April despite provincial COVID-19 restrictions...

Ontario Church Fined an Additional $85,000 for Violating Lockdown — ‘Jesus Is Worth It’