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• Grammy-Nominated Singer Tauren Wells to Plant Church in Texas: ‘We Cannot Wait’ Grammy-nominated Christian singer Tauren Wells has announced that he and his wife Lorna will plant a church in the Austin, Texas, region next year that will be a “vibrant, life-giving” congregation for the people of that... Apr 14, 2023

  

  Grammy-Nominated Singer Tauren Wells to Plant Church in Texas: ‘We Cannot Wait’
• Kentucky Ordered to Pay $270K for COVID-19 Restrictions on Large Worship Gatherings In May 2020, Obama-appointed Judge David Hale of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and allowed Maryville Baptist Church to hold in-person worship services.  Apr 13, 2023

  

  Kentucky Ordered to Pay $270K for COVID-19 Restrictions on Large Worship Gatherings
• Church Cancels $3 Million in Medical Debt of 3,355 Families to Demonstrate Christ’s Love The congregation raised $15,047 as part of its Debt Jubilee Project and then worked with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that helps cancel medical debt. Apr 13, 2023

  

  Church Cancels $3 Million in Medical Debt of 3,355 Families to Demonstrate Christ’s Love
• Attacks on Churches on the Rise in 2023, Report Finds The report by the Family Research Council found 69 acts of hostility against churches between January and March – approximately three times the number that was recorded during the first three months of 2022.  Apr 12, 2023

  Attacks on Churches on the Rise in 2023, Report Finds
• Nebraska Church Erases Over $500,000 in Medical Debt for 500 Families A Nebraska church recently paid off over $500,000 of medical debt of 500 families in the local community. According to The Christian Post, First-Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln spent the last 14 months collecting... Apr 12, 2023

  Nebraska Church Erases Over $500,000 in Medical Debt for 500 Families
• Former Church Secretary Sentenced for 18 Months in Prison for Stealing $89K from Her Church A former church secretary from Alabama was recently sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison after stealing over $89,000 from her church, using the funds for personal expenses, and gambling it away at casinos.According to a... Apr 11, 2023

  Former Church Secretary Sentenced for 18 Months in Prison for Stealing $89K from Her Church
• How to Train Your Church in Christian Worldview & Cultural Analysis It is to this cultural moment that God has called us. It is in this cultural moment that Christ has placed His Church to be salt and light. Apr 10, 2023

  How to Train Your Church in Christian Worldview & Cultural Analysis
• Church Small Group Attendance Is in Decline: Survey A new Lifeway Research Center survey found that small group attendance has been on the decline in recent years. Apr 04, 2023

  Church Small Group Attendance Is in Decline: Survey
• Churches across the U.S. to Drop Easter Eggs via Helicopter Churches across the nation are hoping to draw in worshipers to Easter Sunday services with the growing popularity of helicopter egg drops. Apr 03, 2023

  Churches across the U.S. to Drop Easter Eggs via Helicopter
• UMC Regional Body Closes Historic North Carolina Church Attempting to Disaffiliate The UMC North Carolina Conference has shut down a small, local historic congregation planning to vote to disaffiliate from the mainline denomination. Mar 31, 2023

  UMC Regional Body Closes Historic North Carolina Church Attempting to Disaffiliate