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(Relevant) One church in Boston has come up with an innovative way to pay for the use of spirituals. Late last year, the United Parish in Brookline announced that it will take up an offering when using spirituals during service, with collections going to support a nonprofit youth music program in Roxbury called Hamilton-Garrett Music and Arts. The organization is dedicated to … [Read more...] about One Church Will Pay ‘Royalties’ When Singing Spirituals Written By Enslaved Africans

(The Roys Report) Hope City Church in Houston, Texas—once touted as the “fastest-growing church in American history”—has just announced that its pastor, Jeremy Foster, has resigned due to an adulterous affair. Foster’s resignation is the latest in a series of scandals linked to the Association of Related Churches (ARC), one of the largest church planting … [Read more...] about Pastor Resigns From Houston Megachurch After Admitting Affair

By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press SALAMANCA, Spain (AP) When Kent Albright, a Baptist pastor from the United States, arrived as a missionary to Spain in 1996, he was unprepared for the insults and threats, or the fines from the police for handing out Protestant leaflets on the streets of Salamanca. “Social animosity was big — they had never seen a Protestant in their … [Read more...] about A Surge of Evangelicals in Spain, Fueled by Latin Americans

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) Thousands of young adults ages 18-25 heard about the importance of missions and the local church this week during the 2021 CROSS Conference.  The conference, held Dec. 31-Jan. 2 at the Kentucky International Convention Center, discussed topics such as reaching the world with the Gospel and the importance of the local church in … [Read more...] about Cross Conference Reaches Young Adults at Pivotal Time in Life

(The Christian Post) Ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and declining donations, the Potter’s House of Denver has decided to sell its $12.2 million, 137,000-square-foot megachurch in Arapahoe County, Colorado and go completely virtual, Pastor Touré Roberts has revealed. Roberts, who leads the multicultural church along with his wife, Sarah Jakes-Roberts, made the announcement … [Read more...] about Potter’s House of Denver Shutters Megachurch, Goes Fully Remote as Donations Decline in Pandemic