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• Charges Dropped against Former Village Church Children's Minister Matt Tonne Sexual abuse charges have been dropped against The Village Church's former associate children's minister. Sep 02, 2020

  

  Charges Dropped against Former Village Church Children's Minister Matt Tonne
• L.A. County Boots Grace Community Church Off Parking Lot It’s Leased for 45 Years Los Angeles County is terminating a lease for a parking lot that has been held by Grace Community Church for the last 45 years. Church members believe the decision is in retaliation of the church's recent defiance of COVID-19... Sep 01, 2020

  

  L.A. County Boots Grace Community Church Off Parking Lot It’s Leased for 45 Years
• Conmen Pretending to Be Pastors Steal over $28 Million from More Than 1,000 People Three men posing as pastors have been indicted for scamming more than 1,000 people out of a total of $28,000,000. Sep 01, 2020

  

  Conmen Pretending to Be Pastors Steal over $28 Million from More Than 1,000 People
• Keith And Kristyn Getty’s Sing! Conference Goes Online, Focuses on Singing at Home “The most common command in the Scriptures is to sing. And all the derivatives of singing — to praise, to extol,” he said. “It’s more than what happens for 25 minutes on Sunday.”In the past, he said, Christians would sing all... Sep 01, 2020

  Keith And Kristyn Getty’s Sing! Conference Goes Online, Focuses on Singing at Home
• Role in Racial Healing: The Prayer of Bishop Garland Hunt As Paul told the Ephesians, “we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly... Sep 01, 2020

  Role in Racial Healing: The Prayer of Bishop Garland Hunt
• China Forcibly Removes 900 Church Crosses in a Single Province, Threatens Christians According to Bitter Winter, a persecution watchdog group, the Chinese government has removed at least 900 crosses from churches in a single province since the start of this year. Aug 27, 2020

  China Forcibly Removes 900 Church Crosses in a Single Province, Threatens Christians
• Barna President: 1 in 5 Churches May Shut Their Doors Because of the Pandemic Barna Research Group President David Kinnaman is predicting that as many as one in five churches will not be able to stay open as giving is once again falling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Aug 27, 2020

  Barna President: 1 in 5 Churches May Shut Their Doors Because of the Pandemic
• Judge Denies L.A. County's 4th Attempt to Shut Down John MacArthur's Church On Tuesday, a California judge declined to issue a restraining order that would shut down Grace Community Church. Aug 26, 2020

  Judge Denies L.A. County's 4th Attempt to Shut Down John MacArthur's Church
• Social Media and Ministry: How Communications Directors Can Create Community and Attract Visitors Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many churches are relying on the internet to host online services. But with services online, how are churches supposed to grow? In a recent panel discussion, communications experts talk about the... Aug 26, 2020

  Social Media and Ministry: How Communications Directors Can Create Community and Attract Visitors
• 'This Activity Is Unlawful': California Church Fined $10,000 for Singing, Meeting Indoors Two churches in California were fined thousands of dollars for holding indoor, in-person church services over the weekend. Aug 25, 2020

  'This Activity Is Unlawful': California Church Fined $10,000 for Singing, Meeting Indoors