Church

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  An Oregon City Council Limits Number of Free Meals Churches Can Provide to the Homeless The Brookings, Oregon, city council has passed a new rule that will only allow churches to give the local homeless community two free meals a week. Kayla Koslosky Nov 02, 2021
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  Congregations and Religious Leaders Are Growing Older, Study Finds According to the findings from the 2020 Faith Communities Today study, the average age of church congregation members and pastors is getting older. Kayla Koslosky Nov 01, 2021
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  Justice Department to Pay $88 Million to Families, Survivors of 2015 AME Church Shooting The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay $88 million to the families and survivors of the 2015 shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, that left nine churchgoers dead. Milton Quintanilla Oct 29, 2021
• Wisconsin Attorney General Reveals 180 Reports of Abuse by Clergy, Faith Leaders Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced this week that his department has received nearly 180 reports of abuse committed by clergy and religious leaders in Wisconsin. Amanda Casanova Oct 29, 2021
• Another SBC Executive Committee Member Resigns over Decision to Waive Privilege Another Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee (EC) member has resigned following the committee's decision to waive attorney-client privilege as part of a sex abuse investigation within the... Milton Quintanilla Oct 29, 2021
• Nearly 60 Percent of Female PC(USA) Clergy Report Facing Gender-Based Discrimination in the Church The latest release of the Presbyterian Church USA Research Services’ Minister Survey found that nearly 60 percent of female clergy in the Presbyterian Church have experienced gender-based discrimination. Kayla Koslosky Oct 28, 2021
• Most Gen Zers Reject Organized Religion despite Identifying as Spiritual or Religious, Study Shows According to a new study from the Springtide Research Institute, most young people in Generation Z (ages 13-25) who claim to be spiritual or religious reject organized religion. Milton Quintanilla Oct 27, 2021
• 63 Percent of Pastors 'Frequently' Feel Overwhelmed, Lifeway Poll Shows According to a new Lifeway Research survey, the percentage of pastors who say they are frequently overwhelmed by their role has increased in the last six years, even though the number of pastors who have... Michael Foust Oct 26, 2021
• Orthodox Church's Top Patriarch Hospitalized in Washington Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians, has been hospitalized shortly after arriving in the United States for a visit slated to include a meeting with... Jack Jenkins Oct 26, 2021
• CeCe Winans Encourages the Next Generation of Gospel Artists to 'Be Anchored in the Word of God' Gospel singer and 12-time Grammy Award winner CeCe Winans is encouraging the next generation of Christian artists to "be anchored in the Word of God" and to have a home church. Milton Quintanilla Oct 25, 2021
• Greg Addison Resigns as SBC's Executive Committee Executive Vice President Greg Addison, the executive vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, has tendered his resignation from the EC. Amanda Casanova Oct 22, 2021
• Vatican Census Shows Catholicism Growing Everywhere but Europe A Vatican census released ahead of World Mission Day reveals growing numbers of Catholics in what Pope Francis often refers to as “the global peripheries,” even as the number of believers continues to... Claire Giangravé Oct 22, 2021