Chicago Pastor Evicted from Church by Members for Not Paying Back Rent on Classroom Space and Not Paying Teachers

A pastor who owes thousands of dollars in unpaid wages to former teachers at his private Christian academy also stands accused of not paying a Lutheran church that allowed him to lease classroom space until May. Leaders of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church are trying to collect more than $34,000 from the Rev. Jeff Davis, the [...]

Lou Engle Led the Call to Stand Against Homosexual Marriage and Abortion

Thousands of Christian conservatives spent 12 hours Saturday praying and fasting in front of the state Capitol at a gathering organizers described as spiritual repentance “when there is no hope for a nation.” The daylong religious event titled, “TheCall to Conscience,” was led by Lou Engle as well as other pastors and speakers to protest [...]

New CD: David Adesokan – Thirsty

Recording artist, songwriter, worship leader and author David Adesokan (pronounced ah-DAY-shu-konn) will release his debut album, Thirsty, on the Wellspring Music label on August 24, 2010. The record is the next step in the continuing outreach ministry of the multi-faceted, Houston based Christian artist. Thirsty consists of 12 worship tracks that passionately express the desire [...]

Tony Dungy Begins ‘Mentor Leader’ Book Tour

Former NFL coach and NBC’s Football Night in America analyst Tony Dungy is embarking on a book and media tour this week to promote the release of his third book with Tyndale House Publishers. The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently is Dungy’s follow-up to Uncommon and Quiet Strength. In [...]

Grammy Winning Gospel Singer, CeCe Winans, Performs at N.J. Church for CNN’s Upcoming Documentary Series, “Black in America: Churched

With a Grammy-winning gospel singer and a CNN documentary crew on hand, the congregation was buzzing before the service today at the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens. “I think it’s a wonderful thing,” said Florise Pierre of Branchburg, who came to the Somerset mega-church with her son and daughter, as she does every Sunday. [...]

Indianapolis Churches Celebrate Together and Bridge Racial Divide

I was witness on Aug. 8 to an unbelievable event. East 91st Street Christian Church and a black church from the Martindale/Brightwood area gathered together to have a “Worship on the Mall” celebration on the Indiana War Memorial grounds. It was so uplifting. It proved that blacks and whites could gather together without incident. There [...]

Detroit’s Bishop Charles H. Ellis III Chosen to Lead the 1.5 Million Strong Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Movement

The 1.5 million-member Pentecostal Assemblies of the World movement has chosen Detroit’s Bishop Charles H. Ellis III as its presiding bishop. Ellis is pastor of Greater Grace Temple. The 104-year-old denomination installed him last week at its convention in Minneapolis. He served two terms as assistant presiding bishop. Ellis became pastor of Greater Grace Temple [...]

United Methodists Seek the Key to a Healthy Church

What is the key to a healthy church? United Methodists have paid big bucks to find out. As the sour economy and aging buildings wreak havoc on church budgets, United Methodists are trying to get ahead of the problem and assess the health of their congregations in a bid to reverse declining fortunes. The church [...]

Mississippi Pastor Details the 7 Curses Facing the Black Church in New Book Titled ‘Building the Black Church

Ellisville pastor the Rev. Leander Bridges can now add author to his repertoire. Bridges, pastor of Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church at 1403 Dubose Street in Ellisville, has penned a book that was recently released by Tate Publishing of Mustang, Okla. However, the book, Building the Black Church: 7 Curses Facing the Black Church, was [...]

Benny Hinn Says ‘Friendship’ with Paula White Is Over

Evangelist Benny Hinn recently admitted at a crusade in Oakland, Calif., to having a “friendship” with fellow minister Paula White while he’s still married after a tabloid pictured them holding hands in Rome on July 13. But the well-known healing minister says the relationship is over. “A friendship did develop,” Hinn said of White in [...]

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