How effective is your church at serving others?
Most churchgoers say they’re looking for ways to serve God as well as the people in their churches and communities, but many still struggle to make that a reality.
Sending Christmas joy to Native American communities in Oklahoma
For 30 years, First Baptist Church Epworth, Georgia, has taken shoeboxes to South Dakota, and now to Oklahoma. On Dec. 5, 37 church members traveled to the Muscogee-Seminole-Wichita Indian Baptist Association in Henryetta, Oklahoma, to deliver 1,904 shoeboxes so children could have a better Christmas.
Christian nurses spend 4 years in hiding, struggle for ‘secure future’
A court in Pakistan has acquitted two Christian nurses who have been in hiding for nearly four years after they
Moody Bible Institute settles lawsuit against Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has agreed to accept Moody Bible Institute students in its student-teacher internship program after the private Christian college filed suit against the district for unconstitutionally blocking the college’s religious hiring practices, a March 12 press release announced.
Steve Gaines remembered as ‘anointed preacher, soul winner and encourager’
Steve Gaines, longtime pastor of Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, died March 20, after a long battle with cancer. He was 68.
Florida church appeals court order barring services
A Florida church is reportedly appealing a court order that prohibits it from holding services on its property in Flagler Beach.
Waking up ‘apathetic church’: Evangelical Christian stars line up to read Bible aloud
Bunni Pounds, a political fundraiser-turned-activist who lost a 2018 bid for U.S. Congress from Texas, was visiting the Museum of the Bible in Washington when she says God spoke to her.
Church opens shelter to provide ‘lifesaving care’ during freezing nights
When temperatures drop to 32 degrees or below, exposure becomes life-threatening.