(Fox News) When Hurricane Sally blew through Mobile, Ala., Wednesday, one of the most unique casualties was a church steeple. The storm toppled the ornate, tiered steeple adorning El Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, sending the structure crashing onto the roof. Sally slammed into the Alabama shore as a Category 2 hurricane Wednesday morning, dumping … [Read more...] about Alabama Church Steeple Toppled as Sally Tears Through Mobile
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Greear Says Jesus Wasn’t a ‘White Southerner’, Advocates Use of Great Commission Baptists
(ChurchLeaders) ong before this summer’s ramped-up racial conversations and unrest, America’s largest Protestant denomination had been wrestling with its name. Now the group still officially known as the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is making moves toward a new identity, one that replaces a regional and cultural element with a biblical one. Back … [Read more...] about Greear Says Jesus Wasn’t a ‘White Southerner’, Advocates Use of Great Commission Baptists
After Balking at Masks, Pastor and Church Staff in North Idaho Contract COVID-19
(The Spokesman-Review) A Coeur d’Alene pastor who opened his large church in early May for in-person services that allowed and even encouraged unmasked congregants to gather has been recovering from COVID-19 at the Kootenai Health intensive care unit. Paul Van Noy, the senior pastor at Candlelight Christian Fellowship, has spent the past two weeks in the ICU while his wife, … [Read more...] about After Balking at Masks, Pastor and Church Staff in North Idaho Contract COVID-19
John MacArthur Lists the Requirements They Were Given to Keep Meeting as a Church
On Thursday, September 10, 2020, a preliminary injunction (which can be read here) was issued against John MacArthur and Grace Community Church by a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. The order prohibits Grace Community Church from “conducting, participating in, or attending any indoor worship service.” The order, according to the Thomas More Society, also “bans … [Read more...] about John MacArthur Lists the Requirements They Were Given to Keep Meeting as a Church
Churches Report Giving Boost Months After Pandemic Started
(RNS) Giving to congregations has shifted upward after churches closed their buildings earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey shows. The new State of the Plate research finds that close to two-thirds (64%) of churches across the country reported in August that giving is either up (22%) or steady (42%). By contrast, in April, a similar share of churches … [Read more...] about Churches Report Giving Boost Months After Pandemic Started