Senior Adult Conversions on the Rise?
NASHVILLE (BP) -- When evangelist Phil Waldrep agreed to preach a revival at a nursing home, he didn't expect a huge response. But of the 40-60 nursing home residents
Flu Outbreak Prompts Churches to Take Precautions
DALLAS, Ga. (BP) -- Johnny Nix of Pickett's Mill Baptist Church has asked volunteers to consider staying away.
Like so many other churches, Nix and the Dallas,
Salvadorans at Risk of Losing Immigration Status Find Support in Churches
WASHINGTON (RNS) — When German Fernandez learned last week that the Trump administration plans to end Temporary Protected Status for him and around 200,000 other
Gospel Star Edwin Hawkins, Known for ‘Oh Happy Day,’ Dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit “Oh Happy Day” and as a major force for contemporary inspirational
Most Churches Offer Wi-Fi but Skip Twitter, Study Says
NASHVILLE (BP) -- Going to church for some can be a bit like hanging out at Starbucks. The coffee's hot, the people are friendly, and the
Diehard Bama Fan in ‘Dilemma’ as Ga. QB’s Pastor
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (BP) -- Jerry Walls has enjoyed three decades of a prosperous and peaceful pastorate of Southside Baptist Church in Warner Robins, Ga.
But with
Tom Brady, Alex Guerrero and Apocalypse Meow — When Weird Belief Turns Harmful
(RNS) — A few years ago I went to the grocery store and ran into some cultists.
They didn’t look like end-times cultists at the time.
Hurricane-Damaged Houses of Worship Can Receive FEMA Aid
WASHINGTON (RNS) — After lawsuits and a Supreme Court decision, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a new policy extending disaster relief to churches,
As You Travel, Pause and Take a Look at Airport Chapels
(The Conversation) — Traveling in the new year? It is very likely there is a chapel or meditation room tucked away somewhere in one of
Largest Group of Mennonite Churches Leaves Denomination
(RNS) — The Lancaster Mennonite Conference, the largest group of Mennonite congregations in the U.S., has officially separated from the broader Mennonite community after a