(The Christian Post) Family members and churchgoers are reeling after Pastor Gregory Boyd, leader of New Birth Harvest Outreach Ministries Churches of Deliverance in Miami, Florida, was shot and killed while getting a bite to eat at a local flea market last Thursday. He was 54. “We are grieving the loss of our dear Overseer Gregory Boyd,” his church said in a statement … [Read more...] about Church, Family Grieve After Beloved Pastor Is Killed in Crossfire at Miami Flea Market
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Jim Caviezel: Banning Christians From Going to Church in U.S. Is Persecution
(LifeSite News) Actor Jim Caviezel, most famous for portraying Jesus Christ in Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, said that Christians are being persecuted in the United States by being prohibited from going to church amid the coronavirus crisis. Caviezel talked to Breitbart News Daily on Thursday about his new movie Infidel, described as a “contemporary Middle East … [Read more...] about Jim Caviezel: Banning Christians From Going to Church in U.S. Is Persecution
California Judge Orders NO Indoor Worship Services for John MacArthur and Grace Community Church
A California judge from the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a preliminary injunction (which can be read here) against John MacArthur and Grace Community Church on Thursday, September 10, 2020. The preliminary issue sides with Los Angeles county's desire to shut down Grace Community Church's indoor worship gathering because it violates the county's COVID-19 mandatory … [Read more...] about California Judge Orders NO Indoor Worship Services for John MacArthur and Grace Community Church
Grace Community Church Fined $1,000 for COVID-19 Sign Violation
Los Angeles County fined Grace Community Church $1,000 for violating a COVID-19 sign ordinance--not because of the content of the signs, but because of their placement. The signs read: Attention: By entering the Grace Community Church campus, you assume the risk of contracting COVID-19, and you agree that the church cannot be held responsible if that happens. Please do not … [Read more...] about Grace Community Church Fined $1,000 for COVID-19 Sign Violation
Church Sues WA: ‘No one should be forced to cover abortions’
(ChurchLeaders) A church based in Bothell, Washington, is suing Insurance Commissioner Myron “Mike” Kreidler and Gov. Jay Inslee for the right not to provide abortions in its health coverage. Cedar Park Assembly of God, with the help of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), brought its complaint to a district court in March 2019. The court dismissed the suit in May 2020, and on … [Read more...] about Church Sues WA: ‘No one should be forced to cover abortions’