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At a special session held last weekend, The United Methodist Church s North Carolina Conference approved the disaffiliation votes of 249 congregations, representing 32 of the regional body s member ...
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (BP) – John McCallum knows the pain of struggling with grief and loss during the holiday season. But rather than sinking in sorrow, he’s using it to serve others.
The ongoing decline of organized religion in America has led to an existential crisis for tens of thousands of congregations. Over the past two decades, the median size of a congregation has dropped from 137 people to 65 people. Rather than owning a building that was empty most of the week, Embrace Church is part owner of a thriving third space — filled every day with the sounds of conversation and friendship.
Despite a recent claim by Rock Church International in Virginia Beach that their lead pastor, John Blanchard, voluntarily stepped back as lead pastor and from all his ministerial duties due to a ...
A United Methodist Church pastor has filed a complaint against a regional body s leadership over a recent decision to elect an openly gay bishop, which is in defiance of denominational rules
One is an ordained pastor in Brooklyn, the other a single mother and children’s book author in New Jersey. Both drive for Lyft. Both share the word of God as roving preachers.
Chosen by Gina Zurlo, author of “Global Christianity: A Guide to the World’s Largest Religion from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.”
KBC adds eleven new churches; SCBC hears recommendations to address sexual abuse
College is a time of change, learning, growth, and constant movement. In many cases, students experience freedom and independence in ways they never had before. It’s a time spent on the go and is arguably the most formative period of a person’s life. Unfortunately, this is when many students disconnect…
Despite the onslaught of challenges and cultural confusion faced by many of America s youth, God is at work, says the Christian group Youth for Christ, which saw more than 7,000 children and teens ...
