W.Va. Town Where Mother’s Day Began Conducts Online Service
In the West Virginia town where Mother’s Day started 112 years ago, there was another first: an online-only audience due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Mo. Baptist Church Sues County over Coronavirus Restrictions
A Southern Baptist congregation in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, sued county officials Thursday (May 7) for restrictions on church services amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The lead attorney in the case, a member of the congregation, also serves as legal counsel for the Missouri Baptist Convention.
Poll: Most in US Back Curbing In-Person Worship Amid Virus
While the White House looks ahead to reopening houses of worship, most Americans think in-person religious services should be barred or allowed only with limits during the coronavirus pandemic — and only about a third say that prohibiting in-person services violates religious freedom, a new
SBC Mission Boards Celebrate 175 Years
When 327 delegates met at First Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga., on May 8, 1845, they did more than start a new convention of Baptist churches in the South.
Court Halts Ban on Mass Gatherings at Kentucky Churches
A federal court halted the Kentucky governor's temporary ban on mass gatherings from applying to in-person religious services, clearing the way for Sunday church services. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Gregory F. Van Tatenhove on Friday came in a case brought by a Baptist church.
Friends Mourn Darrin Patrick, Megachurch Pastor and Author, Who Died of Apparent ‘Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound’
Darrin Patrick, a megachurch pastor, has died of what appears to be a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," He was a teaching pastor at Seacoast Church, a multi-site megachurch based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and the founding pastor of the Journey Church in St. Louis, where
11-Year-Old’s Letter to Her Mail Carrier Went Viral the Old-Fashioned Way. This Is What Happened Next.
Emerson lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is, like much of the world, hunkered down at home right now. So she writes letters. In early April, she wrote a letter to her mail carrier.
Books Worth Wrestling With
The Christian Century asked writers to share about a book that they disagree with — but that they also see as important enough to argue with. Here are seven responses.
Clinical Study Considers The Power Of Prayer To Combat COVID-19
No vaccine or effective treatment has yet been found for people suffering from COVID-19. Under the circumstances, a physician in Kansas City wonders whether prayer might make a difference, and he has launched a scientific study to find out.
Letter Writing Isn’t a Lost Art in Egypt. It’s an Ancient Ministry.
Even as technology made communication quicker, these Coptic leaders ministered through snail mail.