The paths of two New York City churches diverged this week — one reopened and one stayed closed. But they have shared a tragic fate, together losing at least 134 members of their mostly Hispanic congregations to the coronavirus.
Status in society can influence how people read and interpret the Bible—and often how they will act on it, according to some Christian leaders.
By Jennifer Harris Word&Way News Writer Kids play barefoot while their parents stoop to pull weeds in 4’x4’ squares of raised gardening space. The gardening space is Victory Community Garden, the latest ministry of First Baptist Church, Springfield. “There is something spiritual about digging
By David Briggs Religion News Service AKRON, Ohio — Andrew Hamilton still can taste the homemade apple, cherry and peach pies that capped off the covered-dish church meals of his youth in Lakeville, Mass. In those days, children played on
By Vicki Brown, Word&Way Associate EditorVisitors to either of Heber Mena's Jefferson City offices immediately learn Mena likes to minister overseas. Photos, folk art and framed foreign currency grace the walls, and souvenirs rest on tables.But recently Mena finally got to experience what most people