Texas Church Community Mourns Death of Lead Pastorbarry keldie
| The founding pastor of Providence Church in Frisco, Texas, passed away Friday after being admitted into the Intensive Care Unit with liver and kidney damage.
ELCA Bishops to Review Divisive Policy Changes
The Conference of Bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is currently meeting in Itasca, Ill., and expected to review a revision to ELCA ministry policies that would make it possible for gay members to serve in leadership positions.
Group Hopes to Change How Church Responds to Gays
A more than decade-old conference that has encouraged thousands of Christians to extend compassion to homosexuals kicked off Saturday under new leadership.
Judge Orders Release of One Haiti VolunteerCharisa Coulter
A Haitian judge signed an order for release of one of two American volunteers in jail on child kidnapping charges. But an administrative problem has delayed her release.
Christian Youths ‘Cry Out’ for Persecuted Believers
Christian youths on Friday kicked off a time-zone crossing prayer chain for persecuted believers that began in New Zealand and will go around to about 50 countries.
Okla. Schools Closer to Offering Bible CourseBIble
The Oklahoma Senate on Thursday passed a bill that will allow public schools in the state to offer elective courses on the Bible beginning with the 2011-12 school year.
Hologram Preachers Slated to Appear in Churcheshologram
Holographic preachers are stirring another technology-gone-too-far debate among Christians. While the dust over beaming preachers on a video screen on multi-site campuses has somewhat settled, the new 3D tool is raising more questions and concerns among some believers.
Episcopal Clergy Permitted to Wed Gay Couples in D.C.
Episcopal clergy in Washington, D.C. have been given the green light to preside at same-sex marriages. The bishop of the Diocese of Washington made the announcement a day after gay and lesbian couples began applying for marriage licenses.
Luis Palau to Preach to 20,000 at Chinese MegachurchLuis Palau
American evangelist Luis Palau will preach to an overflow crowd of up to 20,000 people at a megachurch in mainland China this month.
Dobson Dismissed from Suit against National Prayer
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed all claims against Shirley Dobson, the wife of Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, in a lawsuit challenging the National Day of Prayer.