Drag Worship: Where Queer Faith and Performance Collide
Once relegated exclusively to gay bars and nightclubs, drag is increasingly in the open these days — at libraries, music festivals, and, yes, churches.
Episcopal Church Grapples With ‘Transformative Role’ in Native American Residential Schools
Two commissions overseeing research into the denomination's part in the assimilationist schools are asking Episcopal bishops to grant access to archives in their regions and to recruit research assistants of their own.
The Episcopal Church Reveals Clergy Misconduct Cases Involving Nominees for Presiding Bishop
The announcement comes less than two weeks before the election of the denomination’s next leader.
Paul Pressler, SBC Legend Accused of Abuse, Is Dead at 94
Pressler was one of the architects of the ‘Conservative Resurgence’ that took over the Southern Baptist Convention in the 1980s and 1990s. He was later accused of sexual abuse.
The Reformed Church in America to Vote on Restructuring
After losing nearly half its membership in just five years, the RCA’s General Synod will consider 10 proposals aimed at charting a path forward.
God and (Especially) Country at the SBC
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside the SBC meeting to explore debate over the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and other moments where Southern Baptists considered issues of patriotism, politics, and Christian Nationalism.
Southern Baptists Narrowly Reject Formal Ban on Churches With Any Women Pastors
And Clint Pressley, who is senior pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, will be the next Southern Baptist Convention president after winning 56% of votes in the final run-off race.
Mike Pence Speaks About Politics, Prayer to Southern Baptists at Indy Event
‘I honestly think we haven't come to the end of the debate over life: We've come to the end of the beginning,’ Pence said.
How This Maryland Pastor Ended Up Leading One of the Fastest-Growing Churches in the Nation
The Rev. Matthew L. Watley says it’s not happenstance his congregation, part of the historically Black African Methodist Episcopal denomination, is one of the fastest-growing churches in America.
Donald Trump vs. Mike Pence at the Southern Baptist Convention
Before Southern Baptists gather for their annual meeting next week, this issue of A Public Witness offers some helpful context to explain how we got to the point where Donald Trump and Mike Pence — both speaking during the event — represent different wings of