Maine Church Sues UMC, Claims Denomination is Wrongfully Trying to Take over Property
A small Maine congregation is suing a regional body of The United Methodist Church, claiming that the mainline denomination is trying to take over its property
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Extended Family and a Church Called Refuge | Baptist Press
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (BP) – Josh and Beth Glymph are different, but not in the way people might expect.
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8 Prominent Charismatic Elders Declare Mike Bickle ‘unfit’ for Ministry
Michael Brown and seven other prominent Charismatic movement elders have declared embattled International House of Prayer Kansas City founder Mike Bickle unfit for ministry, warning that the 24 7 ...
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Protesting From the Pews
This issue of A Public Witness looks back at the 'kneel-ins' of the civil rights movement to consider recent protests at prominent churches.
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DOJ Ends Investigation into SBC Leaders over Allegations of Abuse Cover-Up; No Charges Filed
The United States Department of Justice has completed its investigation into alleged abuse within the Southern Baptist Convention and has decided not to file any charges against the nation s largest ...
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Pastor Steve Gaines Credits ‘miracles and medicine’ for Improving His Cancer Diagnosis
The former head of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States has shared a positive update on his cancer diagnosis while acknowledging that health problems still linger
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Monthly CP giving totals the highest in more than two years | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – Generous giving through the National Cooperative Program significantly cut into this year’s budget deficit. CP giving exceeded the monthly budgeted amount by more than 5 percent.
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Department of Justice concludes Executive Committee investigation; ‘no further action’ | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – The U.S. Department of Justice has concluded its investigation of the SBC Executive Committee, Southern Baptist leaders learned Feb. 29.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: From One Prodigal to Another | Baptist Press
BOSTON (BP) – “What’s someone like you doing in a place like this?” When Faith Garland goes where she goes, that question is bound to come up eventually. And perhaps the best response she can give is this: Sometimes, it takes a prodigal to know a prodigal.
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WEEK OF PRAYER: Former Ethiopian enemies team up to plant church in Denver | Baptist Press
DENVER – Go east. It’s easy to assume that’s the command God gives when He calls someone to reach Africans with the Gospel. And it makes sense. For more than 100 years, conventional wisdom has said the missionary highway from North America to Africa runs one way.
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Over $100M Set Aside by Church of England for Slavery Reparations ‘not enough,’ Urged to Give $1.3B
The Church of England said it has accepted a recent report that calls on it to establish a 1 billion 1 3 billion fund in response to its historical ties to the Atlantic slave trade
