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• Rhode Island Church Pleads with City to Continue Meeting in Park A church congregation that meets in a Providence, Rhode Island park is seeking permission to continue to meet there, despite the city’s demand to meet elsewhere. May 20, 2016

  

  Rhode Island Church Pleads with City to Continue Meeting in Park
• That the Word of the Lord May Speed Ahead Paul yearns to see the Word of God, the gospel of Christ, race across the world, knowing that the Day of the Lord is coming, when there will be no more days left to preach. May 20, 2016

  

  That the Word of the Lord May Speed Ahead
• Churches in Florida Welcome Venezuelan Immigrants Churches in Orlando, Florida are seeking to help Venezuelan immigrants who are pouring into the U.S. due to a massive economic crisis in their country. May 19, 2016

  

  Churches in Florida Welcome Venezuelan Immigrants
• Church Attendance Can Lead to Longer Life for Women, Study Finds Women who attend church services regularly are more likely to live longer, a 16-year study has shown, according to FoxNews.com. May 17, 2016

  Church Attendance Can Lead to Longer Life for Women, Study Finds
• Europe’s Third Largest Church Deciding Whether to Punish Pastor for Affairs A pastor and founder of one of the largest Protestant churches in Europe has been asked to step down from his role after church leadership discovered his multiple affairs. May 17, 2016

  Europe’s Third Largest Church Deciding Whether to Punish Pastor for Affairs
• Man Shot after Being Baptized at Seventh-Day Adventist Church A man has been shot after being baptized in a Seventh-Day Adventist church in Kalihi, Honolulu, according to ChristianToday.com. May 17, 2016

  Man Shot after Being Baptized at Seventh-Day Adventist Church
• Billy Graham Encourages Christians to Give Back to God through Tithing Well-known evangelist Billy Graham has said that it is important for Christians to give back to God and His work out of the abundance He has given to us. May 16, 2016

  Billy Graham Encourages Christians to Give Back to God through Tithing
• Iranian Pastor Released, 3 Other Church Members Remain in Custody An Iranian pastor has been released, along with his wife, but three church members remain in the custody of Iranian authorities, according to ChristianToday.com. May 16, 2016

  Iranian Pastor Released, 3 Other Church Members Remain in Custody
• Why Won’t Steven Furtick Answer Tough Questions about His Ministry? Furtick is pastor of Elevation Church, a megachurch in Charlotte, N.C., with a weekly attendance of about 20,000, whose ministry has generated much controversy in recent years. May 13, 2016

  Why Won’t Steven Furtick Answer Tough Questions about His Ministry?
• What the Transgender Bathroom Debate Means for You The Obama Administration plans to issue a decree directing every public school to allow bathroom access on the basis of self-identity, not biological sex. May 13, 2016

  What the Transgender Bathroom Debate Means for You