Churches Taking Bold Steps to Serve Small Congregations
Rather than abandon small and often rural churches, religious denominations are embracing creative solutions.
Which Democratic Presidential Hopefuls are Talking About Their Faith?
As Democrats continue campaigning for the 2020 presidential primary season, some candidates appear to be highlighting issues of faith as they seek to appeal to a wider swath of voters.
Dementia and Religion: Inside a Church’s Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (RNS) — They sat in a circle in a room usually used by high schoolers and talked about the people they loved who no longer recognized them or who had died forgetting the names of family caregivers in their last days.
Songs and Stuffed Animals Instead of Sermons
RICHLANDTOWN, Pa. (RNS) — The seven women, most in wheelchairs, sat in a semicircle facing stained-glass windows and an altar topped with a cross and a statuette of Jesus holding a lamb. Underneath the draped table was an ark-shaped container brimming with small stuffed animals.
Dementia and Religion: Do’s and Don’ts
(RNS) — When a congregant has dementia, what can a house of worship do? Here are some do's and don'ts.
Baptists, Catholics Hold Highest Number of Seats in the 116th U.S. Congress
Catholics and Baptists hold the most seats among Christian adherents in the 116th U.S. Congress, according to Pew Research Center data released on Jan. 3.
Church-Run Credit Unions Keep the Faith Despite Challenges
MILWAUKEE (RNS) — When Milwaukee’s Greater Galilee Missionary Baptist Church started a credit union in 1965, its predominantly African-American members were often denied loans, lines
As Faith Fades, It’s the Couple That Cheers Together That Stays Together
(RNS) — For a sizable number of Americans, agreeing with their partner about sports is more important than agreeing about religion, according to an online survey about
Sen. John McCain: Known as a Veteran but Also a Man of Quiet Faith
(RNS) — Sen. John McCain, a former prisoner of war who embraced patriotism loudly and religion quietly, died Saturday (Aug. 25) at the age of
Trump’s Possible Supreme Court Nominees: The Faith Factor
(RNS) — The three judges have been on the legal world's radar since they appeared in November on a White House list of potential Supreme Court nominees. And