Evangelical leader Franklin Graham prayed with thousand others for the victims of the Orlando shooting Tuesday, June 14 at Springfield, Illinois during a stop in his Decision America tour.
Southern Baptist Convention, the largest non-Catholic denomination in America, has a new president in Tenenessee pastor Steve Gaines. His opponent, North Carolina pastor J.D. Greear, withdrew from the race when, after two votings on Tuesday, no winner could be declared.
Joel Osteen revealed there's one thing he would do differently when given another chance and adds that this happens to be something most Christians are well-engaged in as well.
Troubles within the Eastern Orthodoxy threaten the historic Pan-Orthodox Council set on Sunday, June 19, in what is to be its first after more than a thousand years.
Singer Trey Pearson of Christian rock band Everyday Sunday has come out as gay recently, saying he would be leaving his wife and children to pursue a homosexual relationship. Now several Christians are responding by telling him to pick up his cross and deny himself.
The United Methodist Church (UMC) will convene its 2028 General Conference at two locations simultaneously for the first time in the denomination’s history, bringing together delegates in the United States and Africa for its highest legislative assembly. The UMC Commission on the General Conference announced Tuesday that Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harare, Zimbabwe, will jointly host the gathering.
Christian persecution has worsened in more than half of 18 countries surveyed by a Catholic watchdog, raising concerns about the future of Christian communities in the Middle East. The Middle East has emerged as an area of particular concern, where prolonged instability threatens Christianity’s presence in its historic birthplace.
Multisite churches are expanding rapidly across the United States, attracting nearly one in 10 Protestant churchgoers, but their growth is increasingly outpacing the development of qualified leaders, according to a new national study. The report identified more than 1,800 multisite churches operating over 6,000 campuses nationwide, highlighting the growing influence of congregations that maintain multiple worship locations under a unified organizational structure.
New York Times bestselling author and BlazeTV host Allie Beth Stuckey has drawn mixed reactions from Christians after questioning whether believers should embrace Halloween festivities and consume horror-themed entertainment. During the Oct. 19 episode of her “Relatable” podcast, Stuckey addressed the different ways Christians approach Halloween, acknowledging that the subject involves personal convictions and differing interpretations of Christian freedom.
A federal appeals court has handed a legal victory to churches, synagogues and other religious organizations challenging the Trump administration’s decision to permit immigration enforcement operations at places of worship. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed a lower court’s decision rejecting the religious groups’ request for a preliminary injunction.