Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
Oscar Amaechina, the president of Afri-Mission and Evangelism Network, Abuja, Nigeria, shares the challenges and blessings he's experienced as a missionary reaching the unreached with the hope of the Gospel.
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Hillsong Church responded with remorse after the leader of New South Wales slammed the global evangelical church network for gathering teenagers at a camp in Newcastle to dance and sing despite a strict COVID-19 public health order.
Amid all the moves and changes of the past two years, many congregations saw turnover accelerate.
Even with recent divides in congregations, survey finds high levels of satisfaction among churchgoers.
Prominent pastor and theologian John MacArthur has come under fire again after a video resurfaced of him taking issue with the idea of “religious freedom, with some Christian speakers debating whether his comments were taken out of context.
At a diverse multi-ethnic church, refugees, and immigrants find a home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at a time when many White evangelicals view newcomers with suspicion.
Gallup survey found involvement in religious service dropped again in 2021.
George O. Wood, the former general superintendent of the Assemblies of God who saw the denomination grow considerably at a time when most religious groups in the United States were in decline, passed away from cancer at age 80.
After months of preparation, a theologically conservative denomination has broken away from the Reformed Church in America, with 43 congregations joining the new body on New Year’s Day.
