Church

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  Arkansas Church Votes to Disaffiliate from UMC over LGBT Debate A large church in Arkansas has voted to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church over the denomination's long-standing debate on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Milton Quintanilla Aug 02, 2022
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  Fellowship Baptist Church Disqualifies Former Pastor JD Hall from Membership Former polemics blogger and pastor Jordan "JD" Hall has been removed from membership at his church, Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, for "failure to demonstrate repentance for sins." Milton Quintanilla Aug 01, 2022
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  Controversial Pastor Ted Haggard Faces New Allegations of Sexual Misconduct, Drug Use Disgraced Colorado pastor Ted Haggard is facing new allegations involving drugs and sexual misconduct with young men. Milton Quintanilla Aug 01, 2022
• Pastor Artur Pawlowski Wins Appeal of Contempt Charge for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions A Canadian appeals court handed a victory to a pastor charged with contempt of court for holding church services in violation of COVID restrictions. Scott Slayton Jul 28, 2022
• Anglican Communion Leaders Toss Resolution Language Reaffirming Biblical Definition of Marriage Anglican Communion leaders have decided they will not consider a measure that would reaffirm the biblical definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. Amanda Casanova Jul 27, 2022
• Church’s Livestream Captures Pastor Being Robbed at Gunpoint Mid Sermon Masked robbers entered a church and robbed the pastor, who was in the middle of his sermon, at gun point. The entire robbery was caught on the church’s live stream. Scott Slayton Jul 26, 2022
• Pope Francis Apologizes for Catholic Church’s Involvement with Canadian Indigenous Residential Schools On Monday, Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s involvement with Canada’s Indigenous residential schools, which forced Native people to assimilate into Christian society. Amanda Casanova Jul 26, 2022
• 'This Is Evil': Vandals Steal, Burn Welcome Signs at Pastor Greg Locke's Church Over the weekend, vandals stole and burned welcome signs at Global Vision Bible Church in Mount Joliet, Tennessee, where Greg Locke is the lead pastor. Milton Quintanilla Jul 26, 2022
• 'Attend to Some Souls … before It's too Late,' Psychologist Jordan Peterson Urges Churches Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson said in a recent YouTube video that young people are facing “a demoralization” in the world. Amanda Casanova Jul 25, 2022
• Researchers Begin Excavating Burial Sites at Ruins of Early Black Church in America Excavation work has started on graves found at the site where one of the oldest African American congregations in the U.S. once stood. Amanda Casanova Jul 21, 2022
• 106 Florida Churches Seeking to Leave the UMC File Lawsuit against the Denomination Over 100 churches seeking to leave the mainline Methodist denomination have filed a lawsuit against the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Milton Quintanilla Jul 20, 2022
• Deconstruction Is Not Rare in American Churches: Lifeway Poll An overwhelming majority of American pastors are familiar with the concept of deconstruction, and one-fourth of those pastors say they know of attendees who have deconstructed, according to a new Lifeway... Michael Foust Jul 19, 2022