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(ChurchLeaders) As California continues to be hit hard by COVID-19, religious leaders in the state say spiritual hunger is increasing too. Shane Idleman, pastor of Westside Christian Fellowship in Lancaster, 60 miles north of Los Angeles, points to that hunger as the reason his church’s Stadium Revival has taken off. More than 1,000 worshipers—including many without a … [Read more...] about ‘God Is On The Move’ at CA Stadium Revival

(Baptist Press) Before the barbecue trailer, there was the toilet paper popemobile. With toilet paper hard to come by as stay-at-home orders took effect in many states earlier this year to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Chad McMillan put the pastor of First Baptist Church of Navasota, Texas, on a trailer surrounded by plexiglass, "like the popemobile," he said. He … [Read more...] about Barbecue Baptist Church Delivers Meals, a Message and a Little Levity Amid Pandemic

(PJ Media) On Saturday PJ Media reported that Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, Calif., had announced it would not comply with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s draconian COVID-19 order shuttering churches in counties that represent 80% of the state’s population: “We cannot and will not acquiesce to a government-imposed moratorium on our weekly congregational worship or … [Read more...] about Will Authorities Cut Water and Electricity to Churches that Defy Newsom’s Shutdown Order?

(NBC News) A church volunteer was detained and charged by French authorities Sunday, after he told investigators that he was responsible for an arson attack that badly damaged a 15th-century Gothic cathedral. The man had previously been questioned and then released after the July 18 blaze that destroyed the organ, shattered stained-glass windows, and blackened the insides … [Read more...] about Church Volunteer Admits to Arson Attack on Medieval Cathedral in French City of Nantes