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The historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City has not jumped onto the casual dress bandwagon. “I want to make traditional church cool,” the Rev. Kevin Johnson  says. “Abyssinian will always ...

Hate crimes against Christians are soaring in Europe. A new report cited 2,444 incidents in 2023, including 232 personal attacks on Christians, ranging from harassment and threats to physical violence. These incidents ...

If someone is regularly sitting in a church pew, their name is probably also on the church membership roll. According to a Lifeway Research study, around four in five U.S. adults who ...

It’s not only evangelical Christians who are noticing a decline in religion in the United States. Jewish, Catholic and Protestant leaders agreed on the disturbing trend during a recent event at the ...

The Global Church Network has set a goal of establishing 800 leadership training hubs worldwide as part of its mission of fulfilling the Great Commission by 2030. With the opening of hubs ...

Tony Dungy, the Super Bowl-winning coach turned broadcaster, criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for saying that supporting abortion doesn’t require a person to compromise their faith. “One does not have to abandon ...

Popular pastor, author and broadcaster Chuck Swindoll will preach his final sermon a as pastor of Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas, next month. “This decision was not made lightly,” he said.  ...

Many Americans who don’t attend church nevertheless have had connections to a local church in the past. More than six in 10 of those not actively attending today were regular churchgoers in ...

A U.S. pastor, who was imprisoned in China for 18 years on trumped-up charges after helping build a church in Beijing, was freed over the weekend. David Lin, 68, was detained by ...

Arizona street preacher Hans Schmidt is continuing to recover after being shot last November. “It’s a miracle, absolutely a miracle,” he said. “I should not be alive. Realistically, I should be dead. ...

Now that kids are back in school, Christian parents are concerned with reinforcing their faith in an increasingly secular culture. “How we value, protect and love children reveals the spiritual health of ...

Faithful churchgoers have stepped up their giving to make up for attendance declines since the pandemic, a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found. In “Finances and Faith: A ...

More than half of respondents to a recent poll by Religion News Service, including 67 percent of millennials, said they plan to pray before voting on Election Day. A majority (58 percent) ...

Evangelical opinions about artificial intelligence run the gamut from a powerful new ministry tool to a sign of the end times. The reality is that, much like the internet or social media, ...

Rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud of the Houston Texans dazzled fans last season by passing for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns on the way to a divisional championship, Pro Bowl appearance and multiple ...

Although Ben & Jerry’s ice cream often supports progressive causes and promotes divestment from Israel, Blue Bell is promoting the work of the church. In his new book, “One Scoop at a ...

More than 120 faith leaders are preparing to spiritually support 10,000 athletes at the Summer Olympics in Paris, which will begin late next month. “We’ll need to bring them back to earth, ...

There’s been a lot of media coverage about a new education mandate in Oklahoma requiring every public school classroom to have a Bible. Some have taken to media platforms to denounce the ...

Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills is asking Christians to pray for the nation this month. He asked his own congregation to join with Tennessee, where Republican Gov. Bill Lee ...

Former Missouri Rep. Vicky Hartzler hopes to advance the cause of faith without fear around the world in her new role as a commissioner on the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious ...

Christians around the world will observe the Day of the Christian Martyr on June 29, which church tradition holds was the day that the Apostle Paul was beheaded in Rome. In advance ...

Churches need to do more to evangelize the growing U.S. Islamic population, a Muslim Somalian refugee who became a Christian missionary says. “We take our personal discipleship and personal growth very seriously, ...

A clergy-led effort to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban has been struck down by a circuit judge in St. Louis. The pro-abortion faith leaders claimed the law violated the state’s constitution by ...

Actor Russell Brand’s life has changed dramatically since he committed his life to Christ. “I’ve been a Christian a month now, and it’s been a big change,” he said recently on his ...

Actor Russell Brand has announced that has been baptized as a Christian. The news comes after Brand had been open about his spiritual journey with fans noticing his comments continued to come ...