A former youth pastor has pleaded guilty to sex crimes against a 17-year-old girl and will face 24 years in prison. Ryan Kelley McElrath, 40, was a youth pastor at Fellowship Bible Church, a non-denominational multisite church in Jackson, TN. McElrath, who has a wife and several children, was arrested
New evidence against a former West Virginia youth pastor who was charged with nearly 200 sex crimes, and since indicted on 47, has caused to the case to be pushed to February. John W. Radcliff II, 58, is the former pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Bolair, WV, as well
Amy Duggar King’s new memoir recounts the moment she confronted her famous cousin, Josh Duggar, over allegations that he molested his own sisters. King, a cousin of the Duggar family featured on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting, frequently appeared on the show, joining them for their adventures. Known for managing
The Anglican Church is poised to lose tens of millions of members across Africa and Asia following the appointment of Sarah Mullally, 63, as the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Anglican Church. Her appointment comes months after her predecessor, Justin Welby, resigned over his failure to
The pastor of Summit Church in Elkins, WV, was arrested yesterday for allegedly soliciting a minor, according to the Barbour County Sheriff’s Office. Kevin Curtis Jones, 33, who is married, has been charged with one count of soliciting a minor via computer after it was alleged he used his electronic
Former megachurch pastor Robert Morris has pleaded guilty to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child, admitting that he sexually abused Cindy Clemishire when she was just 12 years old. In a negotiated plea agreement, Morris, 64, was handed a 10-year sentence but will only serve
Christian author and theologian Dr. Christopher Yuan led someone to the Lord yesterday morning, despite recently being hospitalized with a devastating spinal injury. First, his account, which his mother is updating, revealed some of the side effects of his recent surgery. Whereas he was previously completely paralyzed from the neck
Pope Leo has blessed a giant block of ice at the Raising Hope for Climate Justice conference, in a bizarre act that saw him roundly mocked on the internet. According to NCR: “the conference is being facilitated by the Laudato Si’ Movement, the global network of Catholic organizations working to
Planned Parenthood has closed its last two clinics in the state of Louisiana, citing financial pressure amid “relentless political assaults.” With this new closure, they join three other states with no more Planned Parenthood abortuaries, including Louisiana, Mississippi, North Dakota, and Wyoming. Melaney Linton, the president and CEO of Planned
Days after Doug Wilson-affiliated publisher Canon Press sent an offer to Christianity Today, seeking to purchase the publication and all its holdings for $10,000,000, the publication has turned down the offer, insisting it is “not for sale.” CT Interim President and CEO Thomas Addington reportedly told The Roys report in
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