For the second time in two days, police have charged a pastor with defying public orders against large gatherings by holding church services with hundreds of members.
Nolan Porter is excited to become the next senior pastor at University Heights Baptist Church in Springfield, Missouri — and he’s also excited to eventually meet the congregants there. On Sunday (March 29), Porter preached in view of a call at UHBC, but with coronavirus
According to a Pew Research Center survey published March 30, evangelicals are among the most likely to say that they have prayed for an end to the virus, with 82 percent saying they’ve done so. Among religious “nones,” 36 percent say they have prayed about
A denial of science and critical thinking among religious ultraconservatives now haunts the American response to the coronavirus crisis.
More than 1 in 10 regular churchgoers say in-person services at their house of worship are still happening, according to new research. Seventeen percent said they continue to attend in-person church events.
In response to the coronavirus, churches are playing catch-up to get themselves online. Some platforms are eager to help.
As many Americans stock up on weeks of provisions, food pantries, food banks and soup kitchens are figuring out how to get hungry Americans the food they need quickly and safely.
As they comply with guidelines for social distancing and sheltering in place during the pandemic, Southern Baptists across the U.S. are finding creative ways to celebrate the Easter season.
As the first cases of coronavirus appear in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian groups are raising alarms about the potential catastrophe that could emerge in one of the poorest and most-densely populated places in the world. A Baptist pastor who used to minister in Gaza is
With churchgoers still holed up in their homes to avoid infection for weeks and even months to come, Christian leaders are starting to ask: Is Communion appropriate for cyberspace?