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• Hillsong Church to Change Organizational Structure following Financial Abuse Lawsuit Hillsong Church may be undergoing changes to its organizational structure after a suspended employee claimed that the megachurch misappropriated donations and gave “large cash gifts” to former Hillsong Global Senior Pastor... Aug 24, 2022

  

  Hillsong Church to Change Organizational Structure following Financial Abuse Lawsuit
• Women Pastors: Poll Finds Major Denominational Differences on Issue Protestant pastors in America have major differences on the issue of women in pastoral roles, a new Lifeway Research survey that indicates the divide is largely along denominational lines says. Aug 24, 2022

  

  Women Pastors: Poll Finds Major Denominational Differences on Issue
• Missions Leader Urges Christians not to Forget Ukraine: 'Russia Is Bombing Anything Standing' The vice president of an international Christian ministry is urging churches in the United States not to forget about the war in Ukraine, saying the needs remain great even though the American news media largely has moved on to... Aug 23, 2022

  

  Missions Leader Urges Christians not to Forget Ukraine: 'Russia Is Bombing Anything Standing'
• 31 North Carolina Churches Ask to Leave the UMC Thirty-one United Methodist churches in western North Carolina are asking to leave the United Methodist Church and have hired a Florida law firm to help with the demand. Aug 19, 2022

  31 North Carolina Churches Ask to Leave the UMC
• Court: California Church Does Not Have to Pay over $200,000 in Fines for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions On Monday, a California appeals court ruled that a San Jose church does not have to pay the more than $200,000 in fines it accrued for violating COVID-19 restriction. Aug 19, 2022

  Court: California Church Does Not Have to Pay over $200,000 in Fines for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
• SBC Ultimately Has Nothing to Fear from DOJ Sexual Abuse Investigation SBC leaders have nothing to fear from a Department of Justice investigation; if they remain above board and tell the truth. Hiding the truth got this denomination into this mess. We have undergone a painful process of revealing... Aug 19, 2022

  SBC Ultimately Has Nothing to Fear from DOJ Sexual Abuse Investigation
• Missouri Pastor Apologizes after Calling Congregation 'Broke, Busted and Disgusted' for Not Buying Him a Luxury Watch A Missouri pastor issued a public apology this week after a video clip from a recent Sunday sermon showing him berating his congregation for not buying him a luxury watch went viral. Aug 19, 2022

  Missouri Pastor Apologizes after Calling Congregation 'Broke, Busted and Disgusted' for Not Buying Him a Luxury Watch
• 'About 400' Ukrainian Baptist Churches Lost following Russian Invasion Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary President Yaroslav Pyzh says that about 400 Baptist churches have vanished during the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Aug 17, 2022

  'About 400' Ukrainian Baptist Churches Lost following Russian Invasion
• Venue Church Pastor Confirms that Megachurch Is in Foreclosure Venue Church pastor Tavner Smith says the megachurch is in foreclosure, despite initially rejecting those claims. Aug 17, 2022

  Venue Church Pastor Confirms that Megachurch Is in Foreclosure
• How Christianity Created the Hospital From the earliest centuries, Christians embraced the medical theories and practices of the day. Contrary to stereotypes, the early Church did not attribute illness to demons, though they did recognize demonization as a real... Aug 17, 2022

  How Christianity Created the Hospital