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  Texas Megachurch Votes to Leave the UMC after Initial Attempt to Disaffiliate Failed A Texas megachurch that previously attempted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church without a congregational vote has now successfully voted to leave the denomination. Milton Quintanilla Feb 28, 2023
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  Vineyard Church Senior Pastor Resigns amid Allegations of Misconduct against His Son The senior pastor at The Vineyard Church in Duluth, Minnesota, has resigned just weeks after his son, the online community and young adult pastor, was suspended over misconduct allegations. Amanda Casanova Feb 27, 2023
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  SBC Ousts Unaffiliated Georgia Church for Having Female Pastor The Southern Baptist Convention, the world's largest Baptist denomination, has disfellowshipped an unaffiliated Georgia-based church for having a female pastor. Milton Quintanilla Feb 23, 2023
• Guidepost Solutions to Launch SBC 'Ministry Check' Site under New Faith-Based Division The Southern Baptist Convention's Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force announced this week that a "ministry check" site will be launched by Guidepost Solutions. Amanda Casanova Feb 22, 2023
• Southern Baptist Convention Disfellowships Saddleback Church over Female Pastor The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee on Tuesday disfellowshipped Saddleback Church, citing the congregation's hiring of a female pastor as conflicting with the denomination's statement of... Michael Foust Feb 22, 2023
• Bomb Squad Safely Removes Pipe Bomb Found near Philadelphia Church On Sunday afternoon, Philadelphia police discovered an 18-inch pipe bomb behind a Catholic church in Holmesburg. Pennsylvania. Milton Quintanilla Feb 21, 2023
• Youth Pastor Suspended for Handing Out 'I Heart Hot Youth Pastors' Stickers Returns from Administrative Leave A Southern Baptist youth pastor who was previously placed on administrative leave for giving teens “I ♥ Hot Youth Pastors” stickers has returned from suspension. Milton Quintanilla Feb 20, 2023
• SBC Sex Abuse Task Force Member Resigns after Johnny Hunt is Allowed to Return to Ministry Todd Benkert, a Southern Baptist pastor who was on the Southern Baptist Convention’s task force to address sexual abuse policies, has stepped down from the team. Amanda Casanova Feb 20, 2023
• 72-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Stealing $574,000 from Church A 72-year-old Indiana woman has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for transferring nearly $574,000 from a Catholic Church and its school into her personal accounts, where she used the money for... Amanda Casanova Feb 16, 2023
• Revival: When You Lay Hold of God, Never Let Go! "For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: 'I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to... Shane Idleman Feb 16, 2023
• Why So Many Are Choosing Couches Over Pews Today, the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns seems, at least to most of us, like an extended nightmare of yesterday. However, some of the ways that our lives changed have stuck with us. For example,... John Stonestreet and Shane Morris Feb 16, 2023
• 3 Reasons Going to Church Lowers 'Deaths of Despair' Have our spiritual enemy and our secularized culture been isolating your soul? Being identified with a denomination or even a local church is not enough. The question is: Are you engaged in intentional... Jim Denison Feb 15, 2023