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1. Shootings Continue; Iowa Megachurch Mourns 2 Members of Its College Ministry

At a Friday morning prayer service (June 3), stunned and shattered worshippers gathered to weep, pray, sing and mourn two young women killed at an Iowa church. The service was hours after a fatal shooting ...

Created on 04 June 2022

2. Death of Prominent Pentecostal Pastor Roberto Miranda Announced by Congregation Lion of Judah, Boston

A prominent Boston Hispanic Pentecostal pastor, known for his church's social programs and conservative teaching, has died, according to his church. Pastor Roberto Miranda's death was announced Sunday ...

Created on 23 May 2022

3. Southern Baptist Leaders Mistreated Abuse Survivors for Decades, Report Says

For decades, a handful of leaders in the nation's largest Protestant denomination treated sexual abuse survivors as enemies of the church, denied responsibility for the actions of local churches and downplayed ...

Created on 23 May 2022

4. More Accusations Surface Against Hillsong Co-Founder Brian Houston

The board of directors of Hillsong, the global megachurch and music empire co-founded by Australian pastor Brian Houston, released a statement Friday (March 18) addressing two complaints about Houston, ...

Created on 18 March 2022

5. Former 'Christianity Today' Editor Mark Galli Accused of Sexual Harassmen

The former editor of a prominent evangelical magazine who made national headlines for criticizing Donald Trump's failed character has been accused of sexual harassment during his tenure as editor. A ...

Created on 16 March 2022

6. 'You Were Sent to This Church to Destroy Us': Controversial Pastor Calls Out Alleged Witche

"We got first and last names of six witches that are in our church," says Pastor Greg Locke in a video clip from a Feb. 13 sermon that now has more than 1.2 million views. "And you know what's strange? ...

Created on 16 February 2022

7. For New Year's Resolutions, Better Health Ranks Higher Than God, Family or Mone

When making a New Year's resolution, Americans take a bit of advice from the beloved 1987 film The Princess Bride. "If you haven't got your health, you haven't got anything." Just under half of Americans ...

Created on 29 December 2021

8. Daughter of Ravi Zacharias to Begin New Ministry

The CEO of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries is leaving the beleaguered organization, nine months after an independent investigation detailed the abuse and misconduct of the ministry's late founder. ...

Created on 22 October 2021

9. You Won't Believe Why This 'Congregation' Is Struggli

Steve Phelps gave up on God years ago. But the former Baptist music director and his wife still believe in tithing. So, every month, they make an automated donation to keep their home congregation going. ...

Created on 08 October 2021

10. Beloved Nashville Pastor, Daughter Killed in Car Accident

The Rev. Thomas McKenzie, the rector of a prominent Anglican congregation in Nashville, Tennessee, and his eldest child, Charlie, were killed in a car crash Monday (Aug. 23). Rev. McKenzie was 50. Charlie ...

Created on 30 August 2021

11. SBC Elects Racial Reconciliation Pastor as New President

Ed Litton, the relatively unknown senior pastor of Redemption Church in Saraland, Alabama, defeated two preeminent rivals to be elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention during a session of ...

Created on 17 June 2021

12. Beth Moore Apologizes for Role in Elevating Theology That Limits Women Leaders

First, she shook the evangelical world by leaving the Southern Baptist Convention. Now, Beth Moore, arguably the evangelical world's most famous Bible teacher, has begged forgiveness for supporting the ...

Created on 08 April 2021

13. Ravi Zacharias International Ministry Announces New Focus on Evangelism, Support of Abuse Victims

The leadership of Ravi Zacharias International Ministry announced plans to lay off more than half of its staff and to reboot the organization to support victims of abuse. "RZIM cannot—indeed should not—continue ...

Created on 11 March 2021

14. Beth Moore Ends Relationship With Southern Baptists, Drops Lifeway as Publisher

Renowned Bible teacher and longtime Southern Baptist author and speaker Beth Moore has made a staggering decision public: On March 5, she told Religion News Service in an interview that she is "no longer ...

Created on 09 March 2021

15. Eric Metaxas Tells Trump, 'Jesus Is With Us in This Fight

Jesus once told his followers that the greatest love of all is to lay down your life for your friends. Christian radio talk show host and author Eric Metaxas offered to do just that for President Donald ...

Created on 01 December 2020

16. Nick Challies, Son of Well-known Evangelical Blogger, Dies at College

Nick Challies, 20-year-old son of the evangelical blogger and author Tim Challies, has died. "In all the years I've been writing I have never had to type words more difficult, more devastating than these," ...

Created on 04 November 2020

17. Embattled Megachurch Pastor John Ortberg Resigns From Menlo Church

John Ortberg, popular Christian author and speaker, has resigned as pastor of Menlo Church, a megachurch congregation outside of San Francisco. His resignation is effective Sunday (Aug. 2). "I have considered ...

Created on 30 July 2020

18. Menlo Church Announces New Investigation Into Pastor John Ortberg

Earlier this week, megachurch pastor John Ortberg claimed his congregation had "extensively investigated" concerns about his son and found "no misconduct." Now elders at Menlo Church, a Bay Area congregation ...

Created on 13 July 2020

19. Strange Ad Prophesies Trump Will Be the Last U.S. President and Muslims Will Nuke Nashville in July

The editor of the Nashville Tennessean has vowed to investigate how a full-page ad predicting a nuclear attack by Muslims purchased by a breakaway Seventh-day Adventist group ran in the paper. A version ...

Created on 22 June 2020

20. Megachurch Pastor Darrin Patrick Dies of Apparent Suicide

Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor, author and speaker, has died. Patrick was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, a multisite megachurch based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and the founding pastor ...

Created on 10 May 2020