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August 27, 2009 – Christians arrested 7 times for signs declaring homosexuality a sin. A street preacher is accusing police of violating his constitutional rights after officers arrested him for not having a parade permit while he spoke out against homosexuality on a public sidewalk in Manchester, Ga. Chris Pettigrew and Pastor Billy Ball and [...]
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Compton Pastor Suspected of Embezzling More Than $800,000 From Church (Video)
August 24th, 2009 
gospelnewswire August 24, 2009 - A Baptist minister was arrested this morning on charges of stealing more than $800,000 from the church he leads in Compton, officials said. The Rev. E. Joshua Sims, pastor of Double Rock Baptist Church in Compton, was taken into custody this morning at his home in Corona, said Steve Whitmore, spokesman for [...]
Megachurch Marries 32 Couples in Mass Wedding
August 24th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 24, 2009 - When the pastors and staff at Trinity Fellowship Church were preparing for a sermon series on marriage, they realized many people who were joining the church were cohabiting. So the big question was: Why are people putting marriage off? Jimmy Evans, senior elder of the Amarillo, Texas, megachurch, doesn’t blame couples for [...]
Shari Addison Gets Rave Reviews for Her New CD.
August 19th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 19, 2009 – Reviews of Shari Addison’s latest CD are cosmic. “One More Sunny Day,” the second single from her self-titled debut CD, was released just days ago to gospel radio stations. And critics are singing her praises. Andree Farias told ChristianMusicToday.com “One More Sunny Day”‘ is one of those chorally rich ballads that [...]
Florida Congregation Raises $3,000; Pastor Fulfills Bet to Preach From the Roof
August 19th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 19, 2009 – Jeff Yeary believes worshippers should enjoy themselves in the church. Or on top of it, as he demonstrated Sunday morning to fulfill a friendly bet with his congregation. Yeary, pastor of Brookton Baptist Church on Clarks Bridge Road, told church members that if they raised $3,000 toward a new building, he [...]
Wife of Ted Haggard to Reveal ‘Why I Stayed’ in Upcoming Book
August 18th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 18, 2009 – Gayle Haggard, the wife of disgraced evangelical leader Ted Haggard, has signed an agreement with Tyndale House Publishers to publish her memoir in January 2010. In Why I Stayed, Haggard will recall the choices she made after her husband, founder and senior pastor of the 14,000-member New Life Church in Colorado [...]
Deacon Accused Of Soliciting Prostitute
August 18th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 18, 2009 – Police said a deacon from a Dayton-area church was arrested after he allegedly picked up a prostitute and took her back to his house. Police reports state the deacon admitted to paying $30 for sexual intercourse on Tuesday night. Dwight Smith, 62, is a deacon at the Upper Room Apostolic Church. [...]
Prophetess Omarosa? Reality TV Star To Begin Seminary Classes Today.
August 17th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 17, 2009 – Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is scheduled to begin her journey toward a doctor of ministry degree today at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. As previously reported, the reality TV villain recently revealed her plans to enter seminary school after saying she has been hearing the calling for some time. Ivan Hicks, the [...]
Teen comes up with prayer app for iPhone
August 17th, 2009 gospelnewswire August 17, 2009 – For eons, people have reached out to the Almighty with prayers and supplications. Soon they might be able to use their iPhones. Teenager Allen Wright of Fair Oaks, Calif., thought up an application for the Apple iPhone called “A Note to God.” It lets iPhone users send prayers into cyberspace and [...]
Delles Howell: All Pro NFL Lineman Preaching the Gospel
July 27th, 2009 gospelnewswire July 27, 2009 – The Rev. Delles Ray Howell set out last Sunday morning with a suit and a Bible. Mr. Howell drove east from Monroe into the rising sun, cutting through the cotton fields to Archibald. There he turned south on Route 425, and when he could see the silver cylinder of the grain [...]
