An elderly member of Hilldale Baptist Church in Clarksville, Tenn., has been robbed in a place that she likely least expected: the sanctuary of her home church. Before a Wednesday evening Bible study on Feb. 9, two female suspects entered the sanctuary of Hilldale Baptist Church after being directed there by the pastor, Larry Robertson. The suspects were considerably … [Read more...] about Caught on Camera: 78-Year-Old Woman Robbed at Church While Praying for Suspect’s Accomplice
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Places of Worship To Turn Their Unused Spaces Into Housing
ATLANTA (AP) A nonprofit is announcing a new initiative to help churches, synagogues and other places of worship turn their unused space into affordable housing. The effort was launched Wednesday at Atlanta First United Methodist Church, where Enterprise Community Partners announced $8.5 million in grants from the Wells Fargo Foundation. The money is aimed at converting … [Read more...] about Places of Worship To Turn Their Unused Spaces Into Housing
Las Vegas Pastor Accused of Child Sex Crimes Arrested in New Mexico
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) A Las Vegas pastor accused of child sex crimes was arrested in New Mexico over the weekend. Reynaldo Crespin, 59, was arrested Feb. 19 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to Bernalillo County jail records. Records show Crespin was arrested on an out-of-state warrant. According to a police report, a woman searched Crespin's name online after learning he … [Read more...] about Las Vegas Pastor Accused of Child Sex Crimes Arrested in New Mexico
Bishops in Spain Ask Lawyers To Audit Their Sex Abuse Record
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) A Madrid-based law firm will conduct a year-long inquiry into past and present sexual abuse committed by Spain's Roman Catholic clergy, members of religious orders, teachers and other people associated with the church, the law firm and the head of the country's bishops' conference said Tuesday. The public announcement marked a … [Read more...] about Bishops in Spain Ask Lawyers To Audit Their Sex Abuse Record
Ed Litton Stresses ‘Removing Stains’ of the SBC in Executive Committee Address
By Timothy Cockes NASHVILLE (BP) During his address to members of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee Monday night (Feb. 21), SBC President Ed Litton said in order to fulfill the “sacred effort,” of the Convention, Southern Baptists must first address the “stains” that have been left on the Convention. Identifying those stains as racism and sexual abuse, … [Read more...] about Ed Litton Stresses ‘Removing Stains’ of the SBC in Executive Committee Address