Church

• Brentwood Baptist Senior Pastor Resigns to Focus on Church Planting The senior pastor of Tennessee's Brentwood Baptist Church is resigning from the Nashville megachurch to focus on church planting. Jan 19, 2023

  

  Brentwood Baptist Senior Pastor Resigns to Focus on Church Planting
• Church of England Issues Proposal to Uphold Biblical Marriage but Bless Gay Couples The Church of England announced a proposal that will allow for the blessing of same-sex couples while still upholding the biblical position on marriage. Jan 19, 2023

  

  Church of England Issues Proposal to Uphold Biblical Marriage but Bless Gay Couples
• 35 Historic Black Churches to Receive Total of $4 Million to Fund Preservation, Renovation Efforts Nearly three dozen historic Black churches will receive $4 million in funding to help with renovations and the preservation of their buildings and properties. Jan 18, 2023

  

  35 Historic Black Churches to Receive Total of $4 Million to Fund Preservation, Renovation Efforts
• Iowa Diocese Bans Use of Preferred Pronouns, Requires Parishioners to Use Restrooms Matching Their Biological Sex An Iowa-based Diocese implemented a new policy on Monday that has banned congregants from using preferred pronouns and requires them to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. Jan 18, 2023

  Iowa Diocese Bans Use of Preferred Pronouns, Requires Parishioners to Use Restrooms Matching Their Biological Sex
• Kentucky Ministry Builds its 1000th Wheelchair Ramp for People in Need A Kentucky church ministry recently completed the construction of its 1,000th ramp to help people in need. Jan 16, 2023

  Kentucky Ministry Builds its 1000th Wheelchair Ramp for People in Need
• Pastor John MacArthur Recovering at Home after Doctors Cleared Blockage from Arteries Grace Community Church of Sun Valley, California, announced last week that Pastor John MacArthur is taking the next few weeks from preaching after doctors removed a blockage in his arteries. Jan 16, 2023

  Pastor John MacArthur Recovering at Home after Doctors Cleared Blockage from Arteries
• South Carolina's Largest UMC Church Considers Leaving Denomination over Homosexuality Debate The largest United Methodist Church in South Carolina announced plans to leave the mainline denomination over an ongoing debate on homosexuality in the church. Jan 13, 2023

  South Carolina's Largest UMC Church Considers Leaving Denomination over Homosexuality Debate
• Chicago Megachurch Pastor James Meeks Retires, Appoints Charlie Dates as Successor Chicago pastor Charlie Dates was appointed as the new pastor of the 10,000-member Salem Baptist Church of Chicago on Sunday, succeeding founding pastor James Meeks. Jan 11, 2023

  Chicago Megachurch Pastor James Meeks Retires, Appoints Charlie Dates as Successor
• 1/3 of Americans Stopped Attending Church following the Pandemic: Survey According to a new American Enterprise Institute (AEI) survey, about a third of Americans have stopped attending church since the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns. Jan 09, 2023

  1/3 of Americans Stopped Attending Church following the Pandemic: Survey
• 117-Year-old Portland Korean Church Is Set Ablaze A transgender woman was recently arrested for destroying a 117-year-old Protestant church in downtown Portland, Oregon, in an arson attack. Jan 09, 2023

  117-Year-old Portland Korean Church Is Set Ablaze