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Brooklyn NY, June 21 – A Brooklyn pastor was busted in his native Jamaica for having sex with a 15-year-old girl while a 14-year-old watched, authorities said yesterday. The Rev. Paul Lewis, founder of the Messengers for Christ Ministries World Healing Center, was held without bail on charges of carnal abuse and indecent assault, Jamaican [...]
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Christian Murdered for Drinking Tea from a Muslim Cup
June 18th, 2009 
gospelnewswire WASHINGTON, June 18 — International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org) has learned that radical Muslims running a tea stall beat a Christian man to death for using a cup designated for Muslims on May 9. The young man, Ishtiaq Masih, had ordered tea at a roadside stall in Machharkay village, Punjab, Pakistan, after his bus made a [...]
8-year-old Ky. Boy Found Dead in Church Elevator
June 18th, 2009 gospelnewswire STURGIS, Ky. (AP) — The body of an 8-year-old boy was found with his head pinned in a church elevator as his family was cleaning up after his grandmother’s wedding reception, authorities said Monday. No foul play is suspected in the death Saturday of Zachary Waddell at First Christian Church in Sturgis, Kentucky State Police [...]
Mother Saved Through Her Son’s Sermon
June 16th, 2009 gospelnewswire Beau Brewer could hardly complete his sermon. As he preached the Gospel in a small West Texas church, he was overcome with emotion by the weeping of a woman seated in the congregation. That woman was his mother. Jeanne Brewer was weeping over her sins — a starting point for faith that her son had [...]
More Minority Teachers Needed at Theology Schools
June 8th, 2009 gospelnewswire Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – A prominent group of religious scholars is calling for more blacks, Asians, Hispanics and American Indians to become teachers at theological schools. The group, Fund for Theological Education, said at a meeting Friday at Vanderbilt University that minority teachers at theological schools have increased in recent years but they are still [...]
More Christian Publications Cease Print Editions: Will the Once Powerful Christian Media Survive?
June 8th, 2009 gospelnewswire Another week, another failed magazine. But while the collapse of print media is hardly news, this demise is different. Today’s Christian Woman was founded in 1978 to reach evangelical Christian women who wanted a publication that reflected their values. They didn’t want the crass sex talk of Cosmopolitan. They didn’t want the mainstream relationship advice [...]
Natural Gas Explosion Reported at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ Home
June 8th, 2009 gospelnewswire An explosion destroyed an enclosed sunroom at one of the homes of Pastor T.D. Jakes Sunday morning, but he was not injured, authorities said Sunday. Investigators believe the explosion may have been caused by a natural gas line that serviced a swimming pool heater or one to a grill in the sunroom. The explosion was [...]
Alabama Church Hands Out “Faith Stimulus Package” to Congregation (Video)
June 8th, 2009 gospelnewswire The pastor of an Alabama Church called it a “Faith Stimulus Package.” The recipients may call it a miracle. Bay Community Church in Malbis, Ala., gave away $50,000 to its parishioners. Instead of asking its members for donations, the trustees of Bay Community doled out cash. Each of the church’s 2,000 congregants walked away with [...]
Christian Dating Services Merge to Better Serve Christian Singles
June 7th, 2009 gospelnewswire Toronto, ON – June 5, 2009 — ChristianCafe.com and Single Christian Network are pleased to announce they have combined services to better serve Christian singles. Members of both Christian-owned dating services will now be part of one combined community at ChristianCafe.com. Single Christian Network members will now be part of the larger ChristianCafe.com singles community, [...]
CeCe Winans Host the 4th Annual “Always Sisters Forever Brothers” National Youth Conference in July
June 7th, 2009 gospelnewswire Nashville, Tennessee – June 5, 2009 — Legendary Grammy and Dove Award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans’ non-profit organization, Sharing The Vision, Inc., will host the 4th Annual “Always Sisters Forever Brothers” National Conference on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25 at Belmont University’s Curb Events Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Sponsored by Verizon Wireless, [...]
