Church & Ministry

A retired woman in Excelsior Springs, Mo., doesn’t mind being known as the Crazy Goat Lady. Sharon Baker has helped dozens of families around the world over the past decade. Her vision ...

The International House of Prayer in Kansas City on Friday officially cut ties with founder Mike Bickle. In late October a group of former IHOPKC leaders accused Bickle of a pattern of ...

Hope is in short supply this year for many children caught in the wars raging in Israel and Ukraine. American Christians are supporting the annual Christmas campaign called Immanuel’s Child that will deliver ...

As Americans gather to celebrate Christmas with friends and family, it can be easy to forget the nation’s prisoners, who are not free to go home for the holidays. Good News Global ...

Hulk Hogan, who soared to fame as a professional wrestler and later became an actor, has found the purpose of his life at age 70. He recently announced on social media that ...

Christmas can be a difficult time for children whose lives have been affected by violence. On Sunday volunteers at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City gave away more than 100 presents so ...

The Rev. Franklin Graham has harsh words for Pope Francis, who recently approved a measure that will allow Roman Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples. “So-called ‘blessings’ from religious leaders ...

The City Union Mission Christmas Store, a key component of the ministry’s Mission Christmas outreach, will close on December 21. Here, at-risk, income-qualified men, women, and children can “shop” for their families ...

An engineer for K-LOVE and Air1 radio has been accused of embezzlement by a professional radio association. Shane Toven, a senior broadcast engineer for Educational Media Foundation (EMF) which owns the radio ...

A prominent Christian organization in Jerusalem has renovated 140 bomb shelters in the Upper Galilee. The effort comes as intermittent Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon continue for the third straight month. The International ...

James Stephen “Jimmy” Donaldson, better known by his professional moniker “Mr. Beast,” has made a name for himself — and hundreds of millions of dollars for humanitarian causes — by leveraging his ...

Mike Bickle, the founder of the International House of Prayer, on Tuesday admitted to past sins and misconduct that caused “pain, confusion and division in the body of Christ.” The statement can ...

The investigation of Mike Bickle, the founder of the International House of Prayer Kansas City, is facing a new allegation. A woman identified only as Jane Doe this week alleged that from ...

Although the pandemic is over, the human toll on pastors is still being felt. “At the height of the pandemic, we were losing up to 1,500 pastors a month in this country,” ...

The Influence Lab is changing how the church looks at missions in today’s digital age. Investing in digital missions can significantly expand a local church’s reach and impact in a multitude of ...

This is the season of giving.  Most people, despite whatever financial struggle they find themselves in, dig a little deeper to support charities. One of the reasons is that they want to ...

MATANZAS, Cuba — Church members in this port city overlooking the Bay of Matanzas sang “Glory, Glory Hallelujah” on a recent Sunday as they celebrated the baptisms of five new Christians. Afterward, about ...

“The Mission,” a new documentary film from National Geographic, shares the story of John Chau, a 26-year-old missionary who was killed by the Sentinelese tribe after he traveled to North Sentinel Island, ...

More than 7,000 congregations now have left the United Methodist Church because of the denomination’s positions on sexuality issues. More than 2,000 have left this year alone. This total includes 366 churches ...

The Catholic Church will allow transgender individuals to be baptized as long as it doesn’t cause “scandal or confusion.” The new policy contradicts church teaching that says engaging in homosexual behavior is ...

Action-movie star Liam Neeson is teaming up with the prayer app Hallow for a special Pray25 Advent prayer challenge. “Advent with C.S. Lewis,” a four-week-long prayer series, will feature the works of ...

“We pursue kids where they are, instead of expecting them to come to us,” says the CEO of Youth for Christ, Jacob Bland. “Together, through trusted relationships, we point them to Jesus, ...

The International House of Prayer in Kansas City wasn’t presented with “any actual evidence” in the sexual abuse allegations against founder Mike Bickle, it announced in a report last week. In a ...

Area residents will have an innovative new option for giving this holiday season. Donna Kelce, mother of Chiefs player Travis Kelce, and Tammy Reid, wife of head coach Andy Reid, will unveil ...

The International House of Prayer in Kansas City (IHOPKC) this week replaced a national law firm hired to investigate allegations against founder Mike Bickle with local attorneys. The move came in response ...