Church

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  Why John Onwuchekwa, A Black Pastor and Rising Star, Gave Up on Southern Baptists Growing concerns over the Southern Baptist Convention's lack of drive to aid in mending racial division has led Pastor John Onwuchekwa to exit the convention. Maina Mwaura Jul 16, 2020
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  Churches Burned across the Country: Why Was This Not National News? Churches and religious symbols were attacked by vandals and, in some cases, set ablaze over the weekend. Jim Denison Jul 16, 2020
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  Burning of Churches, Defacement of Religious Statues Is Rooted in 'Hatred of God,' Eric Metaxas Asserts In a recent interview, conservative radio host and author Eric Metaxas said he believes attacks on churches and religious statues are aimed at God. Milton Quintanilla Jul 15, 2020
• 'We Love You Too Much to Open Our Doors': Andy Stanley Shares Why His Church Won't Reopen until 2021 Pastor Andy Stanley recently shared that his church will not be reopening until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mikaela Mathews Jul 15, 2020
• How to Overcome an Unexpected Succession in Your Church While the only way to truly avoid a surprise succession is to have an adequate plan in place from the beginning, there are ways to overcome surprise successions if you’ve found yourself in this situation.... William Vanderbloemen Jul 15, 2020
• At Least 400 Churches Closed or Destroyed in China According to Bitter Winter at least 400 churches, including house churches, have either been forced to close or destroyed in China. Milton Quintanilla Jul 14, 2020
• Bethel Church's Use of Lord of the Rings Staff to End Racism Sparks Debate Bethel Church is under fire once again after church leaders used a Lord of the Rings-like staff and a line from the film to demand an end to racism. Michael Foust Jul 14, 2020
• Churches, Statues Burned and Vandalized across Multiple U.S. States Over the weekend, churches and religious monuments across the United States appeared to become targets of vandalism and arson. Milton Quintanilla Jul 14, 2020
• Churches, Indoor Businesses Closing in California again as COVID-19 Cases Rise California churches and indoor businesses are shutting down again as COVID-19 cases begin to rise once more. Mikaela Mathews Jul 14, 2020
• John Ortberg's Megachurch Announces New Misconduct Investigation Menlo Church has launched a second misconduct investigation into the son of megachurch pastor John Ortberg. According to church elders, the initial investigation into the matter fell short causing them to... Bob Smietana Jul 14, 2020
• As Depression, Anxiety, Grief Spike during Pandemic, Churches Offer Hope As mental health struggles rise amid the coronavirus pandemic, one Chicago church is offering its help to struggling congregants. Emily McFarlan Miller Jul 14, 2020
• Barna: One-Third of Practicing Christians Have Not Been Attending Online Church during the Pandemic According to a new Barna survey, one-third of practicing Christians have not been attending online church during the pandemic. Amanda Casanova Jul 13, 2020