New 2024 Stats Sees SBC Membership Decline for 18th Straight Year

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released its 2024 Annual Church Profile (ACP) last week, highlighting a continued downward trend in membership alongside a significant uptick in baptisms. The data, compiled by Lifeway Research in collaboration with state conventions, marks the 18th consecutive year of membership decline for the denomination. According

New PCA Stats Reveal The Denomination Grew in 2024, Bucking Trends

New numbers released by the Presbyterian Church in America’s (PCA) Administrative Committee reveal that the conservative denomination continues to grow and expand, being an outlier in ecclesial trends that have seen membership in most denominations sharply declining. byFaith Magazine, the official publication of the PCA, reveals that, according to statistics

Pastor John Gray Makes TMI Remarks About His Sex Life

John Gray is the lead co-pastor of LoveStory Church (formerly Relentless Church), a non-denominational megachurch in Greenville, SC. He is perhaps best known for wearing expensive clothing, making the news for one controversy after another, and being the center of multiple cheating scandals over many years. While these infidelity scandals invariably

Pastor Mike Todd Under Fire for ‘Feminine’ Preaching Attire

Pastor Mike Todd of Transformation Church has come under fire for a strange and unflattering outfit he wore during his sermon series Mustard: The Seed That Can Change Everything, with many people on social media noting that his disastrous choices distracted from any message he was trying to preach. Even

Beloved AZ Pastor Found Dead In Bed With Hands Pinned To Wall

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disturbing murder of William Schonemann, a 76-year-old pastor affectionately known as “Pastor Bill,” after he was found dead in his home on April 28. The beloved leader of New River Bible Chapel was discovered deceased following a welfare check, with authorities quickly