Missouri Christian School Teacher Charged in Capitol Riot
Six months after her husband was charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol insurrection, a Springfield Christian elementary school teacher faces the same allegations. Read full piece
Many Bible Belt Preachers Silent on Shots as COVID-19 Surges
Across the nation’s deeply-religious Bible Belt, a region beset by soaring infection rates from the fast-spreading delta variant of the virus, churches and pastors are both helping and hurting in the campaign to get people vaccinated against COVID-19.
Rachel Maddow References Clergy Vaccine Statement
Rachel Maddow mentions the Missouri clergy statement organized by Word&Way. See video clip
200 Missouri Clergy Urge More Vaccinations
Clergy from around the state are joining calls for Missourians to get vaccinated. More than 200 Missouri pastors and ministers have signed a statement urging Christians to get the COVID-19 vaccination. Read full piece
Missouri Faith Leaders Sign Joint Statement Urging People to Vaccinate
Faith leaders across Missouri are calling for congregations to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Over 200 pastors and ministers in Missouri signed a statement which states that they hope Christians will get vaccinated as a way of following Jesus’s command to “love your neighbor as yourself.” Read full
Hundreds of Clergy in Missouri Join a Campaign to Advocate for Vaccinations
More than 200 clergy in Missouri have signed up to encourage their congregations to get vaccinated. So far, 20 are clergy from Columbia. Read full piece
Missouri Church Leaders Implore Congregants: Get Vaccinated
Faith leaders know they’re entering a politically-polarizing topic by encouraging vaccinations but Rev. Emily Bowen-Marler with Springfield’s Brentwood Christian Church said it goes with the territory. Read full piece
Missouri Clergy Members Plead for Christians to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
A diverse group of faith leaders of different Christian denominations held a virtual meeting to ask for the religious community to receive vaccinations. (Video in report includes interview with Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor.) Read & watch full piece
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Reveals COVID Vaccine Incentive Program with Cash & Prizes
Health experts recommend pairing incentives with other outreach programs. In Missouri, officials have acknowledged the need to partner with trusted community leaders such as pastors. More than 200 Missouri ministers and pastors on Wednesday signed a statement urging Christians to be vaccinated. Read full piece
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Announces ‘Be a Mo VIP Winner’ Vaccine Incentive Program
Video report includes interview with Word&Way Editor-in-Chief Brian Kaylor. Watch full video