Will Graham Opens NC Assembly’s Session in Prayer
Will Graham offers prayers and remarks at NC General Assembly session, 27 years after Billy Graham prayed at a NC House and Senate session.
Church & Ministries
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John Lennon’s Inspiration for ‘Strawberry Fields’ Bears New Fruit for Salvation Army
Let me take you down to Strawberry Fields— no, not the memorial in New York's Central Park to the former Beatle John Lennon, who was slain in Manhattan in 1980, but to the place that inspired his song, where the Salvation Army is conducting an experiment in mixing tourism with faith and social action.
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Texas couple’s ministry to kindergarteners spans decades | Baptist Press
TYLER, Texas (BP) – Generations of kindergarteners have memorized Bible verses and learned about Jesus’ love for them in Pat and Charles White’s Sunday school class at First Baptist Church in Tyler.
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LGBTQ Advocates Say Mormon Church’s New Transgender Policies Marginalize Trans Members
The guidelines surfaced even as the denomination, over the past decade-plus, has tried to stake out a more compassionate approach on LGBTQ+ issues.
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Orthodox Churches Boomed During Pandemic, Study Finds, but Calls Growth ‘Mixed Bag’
Almost half of US Orthodox churches remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to only 12% of all religious congregations.
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Churchgoers May Never Attend Another If Theirs Closes, Poll Finds
A poll conducted by the National Churches Trust has revealed concerning trends about the future of in-person church attendance in the U K , particularly if local churches were to close The survey,
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Texas church uses any means necessary to reach its community for Christ | Baptist Press
TIMPSON, Texas (BP) – A squirrel was loose in the building at First Baptist Church in Timpson, so the pastor sent out a notice that he needed a trap to catch it. By the end of the day, a squirrel trap was set and a man he had been praying…
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Brian, Bobbie Houston Say New Ministry Jesus Followers in ‘desperate’ Need of Production Studio
Hillsong Church founders Brian and Bobbie Houston made good on an earlier announcement that they would make a comeback in 2024, unveiling their new Jesus Followers online ministry, which they say is
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Open Doors Discusses Religious Persecution with UN
The Christian human rights organization on Thursday discussed religious persecution of women and girls internationally with United Nations officials and human rights activists. Poland’s ambassadors ...
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As AME Church Meets for General Conference, Retirement Plan Questions Continue
Some 2,900 people have joined an ‘AMEs for Reform’ Facebook group and others have issued open letters as part of ‘AMEs for Justice and Accountability.’
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From prison cell to pulpit: Louisiana Baptist pastor named ‘Replanter of the Year’ | Baptist Press
MARRERO, La. (BP) – When Troy Gause sat in the small, one-person suicide watch cell – with no windows or light from the outside world – at Plaquemines Parish Detention Center, he never could have imagined one day being a pastor of a thriving church.
