Youth are spreading renewal to colleges in the Northeast A student “awakening” that began last fall at the International House of Prayer (IHOP) shows no signs of stopping as it heads into its seventh month. The nightly revival services began Nov. 11 when a prayer meeting broke out in an IHOP Bible college class led […]
A U.S. commission on religious freedom says the Obama administration may be softening its stand on protecting religious freedom. In its 11th annual report on global religious persecution, the bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said since his 2009 speech in Cairo, President Barack Obama has been calling for nations to respect “freedom of
Christian-owned arts and crafts store chain wants to tell an old, old story—the Bible’s. Hobby Lobby, owned by the Green family, who are longtime Pentecostals, has been buying rare Bibles to include in a proposed National Bible Museum, which would tell an interactive history of the Bible. The Oklahoma-based company has been collecting Hebrew scrolls,
Pastor John Wiley didn’t think it was fair that the working poor or “hidden homeless” in Kansas City, Mo., had to live in pay-by-the-week motels, so his church did something about it. River Christian Fellowship in 2009 purchased a $16 million vacant hospital for $1 million and is working to convert it to the River
As part of an intensive missions thrust, 55 teams from the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry spanned the globe earlier this year, serving the poor, praying for the sick and reportedly seeing miraculous healings. From Nicaragua to Norway to Thailand, 1,189 students spent up to two weeks in March serving others and expecting an “open
One quarter of all Christian adults identify themselves as charismatic or Pentecostal, according to a recent Barna Group poll, but several generational differences exist. The study found that younger Christians are more likely to believe the gifts of the Spirit exist but are less likely to practice them. For instance, 43 percent of Christians under
Charismatic pastor Don Finto is being honored this week for his legacy through 60 years of ministry as he marks his 80th birthday. Messianic worship leader Marty Goetz and contemporary Christian musician Michael W. Smith will be among those paying tribute Thursday to the former pastor of Belmont Church in Nashville, Tenn., who turned 80
The man who coined the name Earth Day was a Pentecostal minister who thought the observance would help promote peace and unity. According to the Assemblies of God (AG) Heritage magazine, 95-year-old John McConnell Jr., a longtime Pentecostal and peace activist, first proposed the idea for Earth Day in 1969. His plan was to mark
Nearly two-thirds of all unchurched adults—people who have not attended a church activity in the last six months—identified themselves as “Christians,” according to a recent study by the Barna Group. The survey revealed that 28 percent of the population-some 65 million adults-have not participated in any church activities or services in the past six months.
Notre Dame University, the University of Chicago and Union College are among a string of educational institutions selected to receive grant money to conduct research on the growing Pentecostal-charismatic movement. The Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California (USC) will award five centers and 16 individual scholars and their teams
Some 21 percent of all adults—and a quarter of all Christians—consider themselves Pentecostal or charismatic, according to a new Barna Group poll. The study found that the demographic crosses denominational, geographic and political lines, with 20 percent of Catholics and 26 percent of Protestants stating that they have been filled with the Holy Spirit and
Speakers at a recent prophecy conference proclaimed that this is “the rapture generation” as they warned of a looming one-world government and attacks on Israel that could hasten end-times events. “The last pages of your Bible read like the front pages of your paper,” said conference host Rod Parsley in a dramatic video introduction that
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