Church

• Alabama Senate Votes to Give Church Its Own Police Force The Alabama Senate has granted a large church the right to create their own police force. Apr 12, 2017

  

  Alabama Senate Votes to Give Church Its Own Police Force
• US Copts Pray, Raise Money for Victims of Egypt Church Bombings On Palm Sunday, many members of the Coptic Orthodox Church of St. Mark awoke to the news that people dear to them had died or were wounded simply for being Coptic Christians. So what did they do? They headed straight to church. Apr 12, 2017

  

  US Copts Pray, Raise Money for Victims of Egypt Church Bombings
• Study: 14 Percent of U.S. Christians Left Their Churches after Trump was Elected Research from The Washington Post found that about 14 percent of Christians left their churches after Donald Trump was elected president. Apr 12, 2017

  

  Study: 14 Percent of U.S. Christians Left Their Churches after Trump was Elected
• Egypt: Coptic Churches Cancel Easter Services in Aftermath of Palm Sunday Bombings Coptic Christian churches in Egypt have decided to cancel Easter services after bombing attacks killed 49 people and injured more than 100 others at two churches on Palm Sunday. Apr 12, 2017

  Egypt: Coptic Churches Cancel Easter Services in Aftermath of Palm Sunday Bombings
• A Surprising Lesson I Learned This Week in Cuba This was my ninth time to visit this beautiful island nation. I have grown over the years to love the Cuban people. Each time I visit, I return more inspired by their passion for Jesus, their courageous service, and their... Apr 12, 2017

  A Surprising Lesson I Learned This Week in Cuba
• Study: Increasing Number of Americans ‘Love Jesus but Not the Church’ A new Barna Group study has revealed a rift between Christians who say their faith is important to them and Christians who regularly attend church. Apr 10, 2017

  Study: Increasing Number of Americans ‘Love Jesus but Not the Church’
• NC Church Bans Boy Scouts Due to Transgender Policy A North Carolina church has told a Boy Scout troop that they cannot use the church’s facilities after the Boy Scouts decided last January to allow transgender boys. Apr 07, 2017

  NC Church Bans Boy Scouts Due to Transgender Policy
• France: Evangelical Church Targeted in Arson Attack An evangelical church in France was recently the target of an arson attack--the second attack on the church in just over a week. Apr 04, 2017

  France: Evangelical Church Targeted in Arson Attack
• China: Raids on House Churches Continue in Crackdown on Christianity Two house churches have been raided and members detained by government officials in China. Apr 03, 2017

  China: Raids on House Churches Continue in Crackdown on Christianity
• Church of England Institutes New Procedures to Prevent Sexual Abuse In a new progress report, the Church of England says it is implementing new procedures to keep instances such as what happened to “Joe,” a victim of clergy sexual abuse, from happening again. Mar 31, 2017

  Church of England Institutes New Procedures to Prevent Sexual Abuse