Church

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  Arkansas Mandates Face Masks at All Times during In-Person Church Services Arkansas officials have issued a new mandate requiring churchgoers to wear protective face coverings at all times during in-person church services. Amanda Casanova Nov 12, 2020
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  Survey: 48 Percent of Protestant Pastors Have Seen Economic Shortfalls for Churches in 2020 According to a new LifeWay survey, nearly half of protestant pastors have seen a negative impact on their church amid a struggling economy. Milton Quintanilla Nov 11, 2020
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  United Methodist Church May Delay Appointing New Bishops until 2024 Amid financial issues and some division over the church’s stance on homosexuality, United Methodist Church leaders may decide to delay appointing new bishops until 2024. Amanda Casanova Nov 11, 2020
• John Gray Says He Stepped Down from Leading Relentless Church to Reevaluate His Soul, Marriage In an Instagram post on Sunday, Pastor John Gray shared that he really stepped down from his leadership position with the Relentless Church in order to reevaluate his soul and his marriage. John Paluska Nov 11, 2020
• Calif. Church Defies Court, Holds Sunday Service: 'I Have to Do What God's Called Me to Do' On Sunday, a San Jose, Calif., church gathered for a worship service despite being ordered not to. Michael Foust Nov 10, 2020
• ‘The Government Is Eradicating Churches’: Chinese Churches Shut Down or Repurposed into Factories, Propaganda Centers According to persecution watchdog Bitter Winter, the Chinese Communist Party has been calling for the demolition or the repurposing of churches into entertainment venues, factories, or propaganda centers. Milton Quintanilla Nov 10, 2020
• Antifa Member Vandalizes Church that Feeds, Shelters Homeless in Downtown Portland An Antifa rioter was caught on tape smashing in the windows of a downtown Portland church that works to feed and shelter the local homeless community. Milton Quintanilla Nov 09, 2020
• Pray to Our Holy God for Our Divided Nation This past Wednesday morning, the day after an election that is still not resolved, my friend Ed Stetzer challenged us, in direct and clarifying terms, what kind of church the world needs right now. John Stonestreet Nov 09, 2020
• Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz Fired for 'Leadership Issues, Moral Failures' Pastor Carol Lentz of Hillsong East Coast has been let go from his leadership position at the church over 'leadership Issues and moral failures.' Milton Quintanilla Nov 05, 2020
• 23-Year-Old Church Arsonist Is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison A 23-year-old man who set three historically Black churches aflame last year has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. John Paluska Nov 04, 2020
• Cuban Officials Bulldoze Church, Arrest Pastor for Streaming the Demolition In Cuba, a church was recently demolished and a pastor was arrested for live-streaming the destruction. John Paluska Nov 03, 2020
• 'America Is a Nation of Faith': Mike Pence, Franklin Graham Attend North Carolina Church Together Vice President Mike Pence arrived in the battleground state of North Carolina over the weekend and attended Alliance Bible Fellowship with popular evangelist Franklin Graham. Milton Quintanilla Nov 02, 2020