Built to last for hundreds of years, new gargoyles are being prepared for Gloucester Cathedral as part of a major restoration project. The ‘Freeminer’ Gargoyle offers a modern twist on the medieval ...
Read More »Missouri church falsely attacked as anti-gay by activists and local media
One of Missouri’s largest churches, attended by thousands weekly, is asserting that they were falsely attacked and misrepresented as hateful and “anti-gay” by The Kansas City Star and the Lee’s Summit Journal. ...
Read More »Can the church participate in political debate?
A public debate has started concerning the Kansas Supreme Court, who recently found the right to an abortion in the Kansas State Constitution. Is the church legally restricted from participating in the ...
Read More »Most protestant churchgoers say they think of God each day
American Protestant churchgoers say God is on their mind throughout their day in both intentional and impromptu moments. The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research identified seeking God as ...
Read More »Two-thirds of churchgoers say denying self is essential to serving Christ
What’s the most essential ingredient to making your faith fully transformational? A new poll finds a majority of churchgoers believe making sacrificial decisions to serve Christ is essential to their faith, and ...
Read More »Christian Education Summit to take up where Sunday School left off
At its roots, the Sunday School movement was a response to the need for education for children who worked in factories all week and found themselves aimless, uneducated and without purpose on ...
Read More »Two bodies found behind local church
Kansas City’s homicide rate could add two more victims to the growing list after police discovered bodies behind a local church. The Kansas City Police Department stated officers responded to the call ...
Read More »Prayer network lets you personally connect with African believers under persecution
A new effort connecting American church congregations with African believers in Christ and their churches is underway. Prayer News Network was launched by Douglas Burton and Magna Faith Krimi, both advisory board ...
Read More »Want to see your church or charities get 30%-60% more money?
The last couple of years have been a rough one for many charities out there. Most have experienced an increasing demand for their services while simultaneously seeing a large drop off in ...
Read More »David Jeremiah warns against church as entertainment driven social organization
Many U.S. churches today have “forgotten” their purpose, becoming entertainment-driven social organizations eager to blend in with secular culture instead of focusing on biblical discipleship, Pastor David Jeremiah warned. “The Church is ...
Read More »British library bans singing Bible stories to kids
Volunteers from a church-run playgroup in the United Kingdom have been banned from a library for singing Bible stories to kids. The Noah’s Ark group would come to the town library in ...
Read More »Pakistan acquits Christian preacher of blasphemy
A court in Lahore, Pakistan has acquitted a Christian preacher two years after his arrest for alleged desecration of Islam’s holy book, the Quran, and insulting the Prophet Muhammad. Judge Zafar Iqbal ...
Read More »At Asbury Seminary, Nigerian pastor warns against passivity
Pastor Samuel Odubena recently gave a sermon at Asbury Seminary Chapel in which he spoke about how Christians in the West ought to react to persecution. Odubena is an Anglican priest from ...
Read More »Church returns wallet found stashed in vent for 75 years
A church renovating an old high school has reunited a woman with a wallet that was stolen 75 years ago. The wallet was discovered — along with 14 others — as the ...
Read More »Area church home after mission trip to Alaska
A youth mission team from Connection Point Church, Raytown, Mo, shared the love of Christ in Alaska during June. The youth mission team partnered with Grace Works, a ministry in Anchorage that ...
Read More »Nigerian 7-year-old recounts Fulani attack on family
As a Baptist church member tried to fight off an armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen in a village in north-central Nigeria, he told his 7-year-old nephew and other relatives to run. The boy ...
Read More »Church bus crash leaves two dead in Colorado
A dozen people remain hospitalized Monday after a deadly bus crash involving a church group on Sunday, June 23 in Pueblo, Colorado. KRQE in Albuquerque reports that 10 kids and 5 adults ...
Read More »Drunk driver kills motorist plus the pastor and friend who stopped to help
A popular pastor and a friend were killed by a drunk driver as they helped a stranded driver who was also killed. The New Orleans Advocate reports Claude Williams, 49, and his longtime ...
Read More »‘Serving others’ more difficult for church-goers
Everyone is busy. We seem to live in an age where “activities” fill our time. Like most people, Christians often admit having a hard time serving others. This despite it being a ...
Read More »Hear in person, the stories of persecuted Christians
Metro Voice publishes stories almost daily of persecuted Christians around the world. For many, it is a top concern and the news is most often disheartening and discouraging. But with persecution comes ...
Read More »‘No Christian anymore,’ as 19 killed in Burkina Faso villages
At least 19 Christians were killed in an attack June 9 on the village of Arbinda in Africa’s northern Burkina Faso causing a mass migration of Christians from their villages, the AFP reports. ...
Read More »Muslim leader prevents terrorist attack on Coptic church
Every now and then, good news emerges from an area of the world where attacks of Christians is frequent. In an incredible act of compassion and unity, a Muslim leader foiled a ...
Read More »Pastor’s son saved lives, then died in Virginia shooting
One of the 12 killed in Friday’s shooting at a Virginia Beach Municipal Building is being hailed as a hero by two survivors who say he saved many lives. Ryan “Keith” Cox ...
Read More »President prays and receives prayers at Virginia church
President Donald Trump made an unannounced stop at McLean Bible Church Sunday afternoon to pray for the victims of the recent shooting and for the community of Virginia Beach. The presidential motorcade ...
Read More »Couldn’t see it coming, church hires psychic
Did the congregants see it coming? Probably not as a Georgia church felt the need to put a psychic on staff Rolling Out reports that Lakara Foster, who claims she has the ability ...
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