A decade after a small gathering in 2016 first sought to name and address the distinct ways religious persecution affects women, the Marcham+10 conference began on Friday (April 17), highlighting both progress and persistent challenges in confronting what is now widely termed “gender-specific religious persecution.”
In the suburbs of Philadelphia with a rising affordable housing crisis, two church-affiliated ministries have been warned that they could incur penalties for breaking the community s zoning code s ...
In the suburbs of Philadelphia with a rising affordable housing crisis, two church-affiliated ministries have been warned that they could incur penalties for breaking the community s zoning code s ...
“Burdened and broken” by the federal investigation into Indian boarding schools, Mike Keahbone drafted the denomination’s first resolution in support of native peoples.
The nation's largest Presbyterian denomination have voted to place Chevron, ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66 and Valero Energy on their General
A prominent mainline Christian denomination plans to divest from five oil companies it believes are not doing enough to address climate change. The vote to divest from Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Marathon Petroleum, Phillips 66, and Valero Energy comes after years of debate in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
HUNTINGTOWN, Md. (BP) – Many people know that Celebrate Recovery (CR) is a place for those struggling with hurts, hang-ups and habits. But Marc Bartholomew, the CR pastor and a leader at Emmanuel Church, knows it’s more than that. “It’s a discipleship factory,” he said.
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (BP) – Ryan Schneider serves as pastor of Saranac Lake Baptist Church in upstate New York near Lake Placid, home to the Olympic Training Center where elite athletes come to train as they pursue their Olympic dreams.
Presbyterian Church USA has voted to become what it calls a Sanctuary and Accompaniment Church, which will involve assisting and supporting immigrants to the United States, regardless of legal status ...