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• Mennonite Church USA Passes Resolutions Affirming Same-Sex Marriage, Committing to LGBTQ Inclusion Mennonite Church USA recently passed resolutions calling for the denomination to commit to making the nation’s largest Mennonite denomination inclusive to LGBTQ people. Jun 06, 2022

  

  Mennonite Church USA Passes Resolutions Affirming Same-Sex Marriage, Committing to LGBTQ Inclusion
• Rick Warren's Successor at Saddleback Named: 'It Is Time For Us to Pass the Torch' Saddleback Church on Thursday announced San Jose pastor Andy Wood as the successor to founding pastor Rick Warren, who launched the congregation with his wife Kay in 1980 out of their home and watched it grow to 40,000 members. Jun 03, 2022

  

  Rick Warren's Successor at Saddleback Named: 'It Is Time For Us to Pass the Torch'
• Over 60 Methodist Theologians Sign Statement to 'Retrieve the Riches' of Wesleyan Tradition amid LGBT Debate More than 60 Methodist theologians, professors and clergy have signed a statement of faith calling for a return to the core tenets of the Wesleyan-Methodist tradition amid a split within the United Methodist Church over its... Jun 03, 2022

  

  Over 60 Methodist Theologians Sign Statement to 'Retrieve the Riches' of Wesleyan Tradition amid LGBT Debate
• Second Woman Accuses Pastor John B. Lowe II's Son of Abuse: My Life Was a 'Living Hell' A second woman, the ex-wife of the son of accused Pastor John B. Lowe II says Lowe’s son, Jeremiah Lowe, has accused Jeremiah of abusing her while they were married. She is also claiming he killed one of her dogs. Jun 03, 2022

  Second Woman Accuses Pastor John B. Lowe II's Son of Abuse: My Life Was a 'Living Hell'
• Task Force Urges SBC to Create Website to Track Abusers within the Church The Southern Baptist Convention's sex abuse task force is urging the denomination to create a “Ministry Check” website to track abusive pastors, church employees and volunteers. Jun 03, 2022

  Task Force Urges SBC to Create Website to Track Abusers within the Church
• 2 Women Killed in Shooting outside of an Iowa Church A shooting outside an Iowa church Thursday evening left three people dead, including the suspected gunman. Jun 03, 2022

  2 Women Killed in Shooting outside of an Iowa Church
• 35 Arkansas Churches Consider Leaving UMC over LGBT Debate Thirty-five United Methodist Church-associated congregations in Arkansas have announced that they are considering leaving the denomination over its long-standing debate on LGBT issues. Jun 02, 2022

  35 Arkansas Churches Consider Leaving UMC over LGBT Debate
• Pastor Johnny Hunt Responds to Being Named an Abuser in Guidepost Report Former Senior Vice President of Evangelism and Leadership at the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board said he was shocked at the Guidepost Report that alleged he sexually abused a pastor’s wife. Jun 01, 2022

  Pastor Johnny Hunt Responds to Being Named an Abuser in Guidepost Report
• Angel Statue Decapitated, $2 Million Gold Tabernacle Stolen from New York Catholic Church An angel statue was beheaded, and a solid gold tabernacle worth $2 million was stolen from the altar of a Catholic church in Brooklyn, New York. Jun 01, 2022

  Angel Statue Decapitated, $2 Million Gold Tabernacle Stolen from New York Catholic Church
• Indiana Woman Whose Pastor Began Sleeping with Her at 16 Says She was 'Groomed' An Indiana woman who unexpectedly took the stage of a church and told the congregation that the pastor sexually assaulted her when she was 16 recently spoke with Fox News about her decision to speak up. May 31, 2022

  Indiana Woman Whose Pastor Began Sleeping with Her at 16 Says She was 'Groomed'