A congregation in Illinois has given away hundreds of backpacks full of school supplies to students for the upcoming school year, with the hopeful expectation of giving away more later.…
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Pastor returns to preach first sermon after being hospitalized 100 days for COVID-19
After 100 consecutive days of hospitalization due to the COVID-19 disease, a 69-year-old pastor in Ohio came back to his congregation on Sunday to preach a sermon. Read More The…
Over 70% of churches holding in-person services with safety measures in place
After months of COVID-19-related restrictions compelled places of worship to suspend on-campus services across America, more than 70% of Protestant churches have cautiously resumed in-person services following the required safety…
Supreme Court rejects Nevada church’s appeal to lift state’s limits on worship gatherings
The Supreme Court has rejected the plea of a Nevada congregation to suspend state-imposed restrictions on in-person gatherings that only apply to faith communities and not secular entities. Read More…
John MacArthur says Grace Community Church ‘has duty to remain open’
Pastor John MacArthur of California’s Grace Community Church has announced that his church will continue to hold in-person services despite state-mandated restrictions. Read More The Christian Post | RSS
13 Catholic sisters killed after coronavirus sweeps through Mich. convent ‘like wildfire’
An outbreak of the new coronavirus swept through a Michigan convent “like wildfire” and killed 13 religious sisters who lived, prayed and worked together in a matter of weeks a…
‘Global body of Christ’ raises nearly $300K for family of pastor killed while helping others
A GoFundMe created for the family of a church planter and pastor who was killed in a highway accident as he was helping a driver who had stopped in the…
Americans’ Bible engagement dramatically declining amid COVID-19: survey
The coronavirus pandemic has affected Americans’ Bible engagement, with the number of U.S. adults who read Scripture declining drastically amid the outbreak, a recent study found. Read More The Christian…
This week in Christian history: Scottish preacher martyred, OPC founder born, Lutheran missionary to India
Here are three things that happened this week, July 26 to Aug. 1, in Church history. They include a Scottish preacher being martyred, the founder of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church…
Youth pastor becomes guardian of underserved Chicago teens, moves them to suburbs
A youth pastor from Chicago has taken dual-guardianship of several young men from some of the city’s most underserved neighborhoods and has allowed them to live in the suburbs where…