A pastor has been charged with stealing thousands of dollars in funds and property from his (now former) church that was intended to go to victims of Hurricane Helene but instead reportedly went into his pockets. Jeffrey Brian Merrow, 60, of Marion, is charged with felony embezzlement and felony larceny,
St. Paul & St. Andrew is an “affirming & celebrating Church of radical welcome on NYC’s Upper West Side, where all are valued because of who they are and the talents, gifts and energy they bring.” Led by Rev. Dr. K Karpem and Rev. Lea Matthews, they are a loud and
MinistryWatch is an organization designed to empower donors to Christian ministries. They do this by “profiling public Christian charities, churches, and parachurch ministries” and then reporting on the results to “limit consequences of scams and prevention of fraudulent activity, promote better allocations of giving, encourage intelligent questions of organizational structure, financial
This article is a Twitter thread by Josh Barzon, author of The Forgotten Preface, and is reprinted in full with permission. The KJV stands as one of the most influential English Bible translations in history—but there’s a hidden document in its legacy that few talk about: “The Forgotten Preface.” This
Pope Francis continues to stir his favorite progressive pots by criticizing President Trump’s plan to deport illegal immigrants as soon as he gets into power, calling it a “disgrace.” Francis has long been a proponent of open borders, having previously forcefully denounced efforts to limit migration at the US border by
SBC author and evangelist Daniel Ritchie is set to be nominated for the position of first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention after the lead pastor of Fairview Baptist Church, Matt Capps, singled his intent to bring his name forward. “Daniel Ritchie is among the most faithful, consistent, and
Newsboys lead singer Michael Tait, 58, has announced that he’s leaving the Christian band Newsboys after 15 years, noting that the decision “does not come lightly and has been a shock myself.” Tait, formerly of the trio DC Talk, joined the Newsboys in 2009 following the departure of lead singer
Anglican Scholar Brandon Meeks, the popular X user with 37,000 followers who writes under the handle @nojesuittricks, as well as the theologian-in-residence at Saints Anglican Church in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, has deleted his entire online life and purged all his social media content. The removal comes after Brian Mattson
Adam Hamilton is the senior impastor Church of the Resurrection, a multi-site United Methodist megachurch with nine locations with over 24,000 active members, making them the biggest UMC church in the country and one of the largest Methodist churches in the world. We’ve covered them previously after Hamilton claimed that
Ministry Watch has compiled a list of the top 100 highest-paid Christian college and university executives, deriving the information from publicly filed Form 990 documents. Unsurprisingly, they are well compensated, with no one in the top 10 making less than $1.5M, and no one in the top 20 making less
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