Pope Francis urged Iraq’s Christians on Sunday to forgive the injustices against them by Muslim extremists and to rebuild as he visited the wrecked shells of churches and met ecstatic crowds in the community’s historic heartland, which was nearly erased by the Islamic State group’s
The migration of people to renovated downtown apartments and condominiums have positioned downtown congregations in some of the country's most energetic neighborhoods.
"We're trying to create a place where genuine collaboration can happen," Churchnet Executive Director Jim Hill emphasized at the organization's 10th anniversary celebration and Annual Gathering at Fee Fee Baptist Church in Bridgeton April 13-14.
 |
 |
Some Christians in the United States are quick to cry “persecution” if courts, schools or businesses fail to favor their religion above others. But in places around the world where Christians face beatings, economic reprisal, imprisonment or even death because of their faith, claims of