Two churches in Hawaii — Cornerstone Fellowship and The Gathering — merged to become one church, the Pacific Connector reported.
The name of the merged church, which met for the first time May 23, is GracePoint Church.
“Because God is bringing two significant churches together like this, it is becoming more evident that He has a great purpose for GracePoint Church,” said James Shiroma, who pastored The Gathering prior to the merger and is now the lead pastor of GracePoint Church.
Odelle Cadwell of Temple of Faith Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan is the recipient of the 2026 Dellanna West O’Brien Leadership Award, national WMU’s most prestigious leadership honor.
First Liberty Institute is fighting a pair of bans on religious displays at state capitols. One ruling barred a Ten Commandments monument on Arkansas Capitol grounds and another blocked a Nativity display inside the Connecticut Capitol.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for August 2, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
A mass shooting Sunday evening (July 26) in Seattle reportedly left three people dead and four wounded, including a toddler. Meanwhile, questions remain unanswered.
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