The IRS has sparked outrage among atheist and secular humanist groups after stating in a recent court filing that it will not seek to revoke the tax-exempt status of churches or pastors who formally endorse political candidates or parties, breaking with 70 years of tradition. Presently, churches registered as 501(c)(3)
Bellevue Baptist Church, one of the largest Southern Baptist Convention congregations, is recommending Lifeway CEO Ben Mandrell as its senior pastor, with a vote scheduled after the 10:00 AM service this Sunday. Mandrell will almost certainly succeed Steve Gaines, who followed Adrian Rogers, and will oversee a church with a
Northwoods Community Church is an evangelical multisite church with campuses in Peoria and Canton, Illinois. A member of the Fellowship of Evangelical Churches, they’re led by Senior Pastor Jon Rychener, who took over the role just a few short years ago. For years, they have put on “At the Movies”
Shawn Bolz continues to discredit himself more and more as a spiritual leader and supposed prophet of God, recently claiming that ChatGPT is interpreting tongues. Once a prominent and beloved prophet, Bolz has been canceled by several major charismatics over multiple allegations that he has been using secretly gathered social
An 82-year-old pastor has been arrested for failing to report multiple instances of child abuse, according to police. Three months ago, Jose Mora, a 57-year-old member of Golden Dawn Tabernacle, was charged with three counts of sexual conduct with a minor after admitting to the Arizona Daily Star that he
Life.Church Owasso kicked off their “At the Movies” campaign with a Ghostbusters theme, decorating their church to resemble the Ghostbusters headquarters, complete with an animatronic Slimer and giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man outside, while crafting a sermon based around the film. It’s not a one-off for the 85,000-member, seeker-sensitive, multi-site-based Oklahoma
Rod Parsley is the impastor of World Harvest Church and a noted Word/ Faith televangelist. A NAR heretic who never met a bible verse he couldn’t twist, he is known for his constant money-grubbing and exhausting cajoling of the masses by promising that anyone who sows a seed into his ministry will
Tim Ross is a church-growth guru, podcast host, and pastor of Transformation Church who frequently says bizarre and troubling things, and his recent take on what really happened in the Garden of Eden is no exception. We last wrote about Ross after he said it shouldn’t be considered cheating for a
Two weeks after Senior Pastor Brady Boyd resigned from New Life Church amid allegations he knew about sexual abuse committed by Robert Morris against 12-year-old Cindy Clemishire, two more elders who were aware of the incident were removed. Boyd was dismissed after elders determined he lied about not knowing Morris
Weeks after Gateway Church revealed it was planning a fresh wave of layoffs as it grapples with financial difficulties stemming from ongoing scandals involving its former pastor, Robert Morris, the church has sent members a memo informing them that it will be cutting services at most of its campuses, starting
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