This Lent, US Lutherans Are Learning a New Palestinian Practice: Sumud
An Arab word meaning ‘steadfastness,’ the Sumud devotional offers churches a six-week study to raise awareness of Israel’s military rule over Palestinians.
Queer Christian Groups Oppose Trump Orders in Ash Wednesday Statement
The statement is signed by a coalition representing a broad theological spectrum, from Mennonites to Methodists, Baptists, and Lutherans.
Why Are Southern Baptists Still Arguing About Women Preachers?
For the past 25 years, Southern Baptists have officially banned women pastors. That hasn’t stopped churches from having women serve in that role.
Christian Groups Kick Off Lent With Letters Objecting to Trump Moves On Budget and Immigration
‘This year we celebrate Lent amidst a growing crisis in America, driven by the political accumulation of wealth, power, and control,’ reads one of the letters from faith groups.
Boycotts Accompany Prayer As Faith Leaders Prepare for a Lent of Protest
The Rev. Jamal Bryant said he hopes 100,000 ‘conscientious Christians’ will have signed up by March 5 to mark the ‘season of denial’ by fasting from shopping at Target.
Historic Black Churches Receive $8.5 Million in Preservation Grants
The grants will help the churches avoid demolition, pay for maintenance, and fix structural problems.
Texas ACNA Congregation Becomes Second To Join Episcopal Church
Resurrection South Austin’s rector, Shawn McCain Tirres, said his congregants ‘wanted rootedness and wanted to feel connected to something ancient and global’ in joining the long-established form of American Anglicanism.
33 Christian Reformed Ministers Take Oath to a Rival Denomination as Church Split Deepens
The ministers, mostly from Grand Rapids, are no longer willing to abide the denomination’s increasingly rigid stance on sexuality.
Black Baptist Church Cuts Ties With Kennedy Center After Trump Takeover
‘We are actively exploring other venues where we can continue to share our witness of the birth of Jesus Christ in the excellence and prophetic tradition of the Black Church,’ said Alfred Street Baptist Church.
Abuse Database Is No Longer a Priority for Southern Baptist Leaders
The proposed database has been derailed by denominational apathy, legal worries, and a desire to protect donations to the Southern Baptist Convention’s mission programs.