(Baptist Press) Rick Boyne was in choir practice on Feb. 8 at Immanuel Southern Baptist Church when the church treasurer pulled him out and said something less than encouraging. “Pastor, we’ve got a problem.” “I’d heard that before, but nothing like this was going to be,” Boyne, pastor at the
(ICC) At least 70 members of the predominantly Christian Tiv ethnic group are feared dead following coordinated attacks on multiple communities in Chanchanji Council Ward of Takum Local Government Area, Taraba state, in northeastern Nigeria. Local sources told Benue Info-pedia that the attacks occurred simultaneously across several villages, overwhelming residents
(Trinity Fi) Last spring, in a dispute over new church bylaws, a large group of concerned members of the 90,000-plus member Second Baptist Church (SBC) of Houston formed the non-profit Jeremiah Counsel Corporation (JCC) and filed a lawsuit against the church’s former senior pastor Homer Edwin Young, new senior pastor Ben Young,
(ICC) Nigerian officials said that 163 worshipers were kidnapped on Sunday when heavily armed bandits raided at least two churches during services. The abductions reportedly occurred in a rural Christian community in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna state in north-central Nigeria. Sunday’s attack “was carried out by bandits
Update: Zachary Morgan has removed himself as one of the plaintiffs. (AZ Central) In October, three well-known pastors in Arizona sued a married couple and an independent journalist who were criticizing and accusing the church of misconduct. Leaders at Apologia Church in Mesa said the couple and journalist “defamed” them
(BEGA) Robert Cunville, a preacher and evangelist from India, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Jan. 17. He had partnered with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) since 1978 when Billy Graham personally invited him to join the team—recognizing Cunville’s heart for the Gospel and keen eye for
(Church Leaders) On Saturday, Jan. 10, Robert Wolgemuth, former president of Thomas Nelson Publishers and founder of Wolgemuth & Associates,, died at age 78. Wolgemuth was an award-winning, bestselling author of several books, including “She Calls Me Daddy” and “The Most Important Place on Earth.” On Thursday, Jan. 8, Wolgemuth’s wife, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth,
(Premier Christian News) A US court decision has affirmed the right of religious organizations to employ people based on their faith, even for non-ministerial positions. Homelessness charity Union Gospel Mission sought exemption from state discrimination laws, arguing that they should be able to exclusively hire Christian employees. Whilst it was already
(Premier Christians News) Armenia has imprisoned half of its archbishops as part of a widening crackdown on dissent, campaigners and politicians say, raising alarm over the future of the world’s oldest Christian nation ahead of Christmas 2025. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, facing deep public discontent, has also fined citizens for
(Premier Christian News) A primary school teacher was reportedly banned from working with children after telling a Muslim child that “Britain is still a Christian state.” Police were called to investigate an alleged hate crime, after the teacher reprimanded students for washing their feet in the sinks of the boys’
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