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• Mike Pence Visits Louisiana Churches Set Ablaze by Arsonist, Calls for an End of Attacks on Houses of Worship Vice President Mike Pence visited Louisiana on Friday to show his support to the members of the three historically black churches that were set ablaze by an arsonist in late March and early April. May 07, 2019

  

  Mike Pence Visits Louisiana Churches Set Ablaze by Arsonist, Calls for an End of Attacks on Houses of Worship
• Harvest Bible Chapel Apologizes as it Installs New Elder Board Harvest Bible Chapel has apologized both privately and publicly to a freelance journalist and two bloggers whom it sued last fall. May 06, 2019

  

  Harvest Bible Chapel Apologizes as it Installs New Elder Board
• Baptist Pastor Opens Bar One Block from Church: ‘We Have to Think Outside the Box’ The pastor of a multicultural church in Minneapolis is set to open a pub he hopes will be a place for the community to come together. May 02, 2019

  

  Baptist Pastor Opens Bar One Block from Church: ‘We Have to Think Outside the Box’
• Kansas Church Pays Off $2.2 Million in Medical Debt for Families in Need A Kansas church changed the lives of nearly 2,000 people on Sunday when they paid off some $2.2 million in medical debt. Apr 26, 2019

  Kansas Church Pays Off $2.2 Million in Medical Debt for Families in Need
• In a Time of Rising Suicide, Religious Communities Move Beyond Condemnation to Care When Andy and Tina Plank discovered that their son Sam had killed himself, one of their first calls was to the minister of their church. Apr 26, 2019

  In a Time of Rising Suicide, Religious Communities Move Beyond Condemnation to Care
• Easter Worshippers and 'Non-Muslims'?: No, the Victims Were Christians The death toll from the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka continued to climb all week. As of Thursday, the official count was 359 dead. Apr 26, 2019

  Easter Worshippers and 'Non-Muslims'?: No, the Victims Were Christians
• Oregon Church Builds 15 Tiny Homes to Help Reach the Local Homeless Community A Portland, Oregon church is reaching out to the homeless community in their neighborhood by building 15 tiny homes on their 11-acre property. Central Church of the Nazarene saw a need and are extending a helping hand. Apr 25, 2019

  Oregon Church Builds 15 Tiny Homes to Help Reach the Local Homeless Community
• On the Targeting of Churches and Christians The Easter bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka remind us that it is dangerous to be a practicing Christian today in many parts of the world. Apr 25, 2019

  On the Targeting of Churches and Christians
• Sacred Spaces Matter: Beauty Calls the World to God As the Notre Dame cathedral burned, many mourned—some for the destruction of history and beauty and others because it was one of the world’s most iconic houses of Christian worship, where for centuries, French Catholics lifted... Apr 25, 2019

  Sacred Spaces Matter: Beauty Calls the World to God
• California Woman Holding Baby and Gun Says She's a Prophet, Then Threatens to Blow up Her Church On Sunday, 31-year-old mother of two and Navy Veteran Anna Conkey walked into her church with her baby in one hand and a gun in the other, and threatened to blow up the church. Apr 24, 2019

  California Woman Holding Baby and Gun Says She's a Prophet, Then Threatens to Blow up Her Church