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Pastor Chuck Smith on Sunday shocked his congregation when he revealed he has been battling lung cancer. Smith, 84, is senior pastor of Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa, Calif. BCNN1
Posts Tagged ‘California’
Chuck Smith, Founder of Calvary Church in California, Is Battling Lung Cancer
January 3rd, 2012 
gospelnewswire Prop. 8 Sponsors’ Arguments Go Before California High Court
September 5th, 2011 gospelnewswire The court’s ruling will determine whether initiative sponsors in California are entitled to defend their measures in state court if the governor and the attorney general refuse. BCNN1
Religious Community Fights California Gay Bill
September 3rd, 2011 gospelnewswire *The Los Angeles Sentinel reports that spiritual warriors from throughout Southern California were invited to join Pastor Xavier L. Thompson (in photo above) and local clergy at a city-wide prayer meeting on Wednesday, August 31, to protest the FAIR Education Act signed into law last month by Gov. Jerry Brown. The legislation, also known as [...]
Black Churches Fight to Reverse Ruling Allowing Homosexual History in California Schoolbooks
September 1st, 2011 gospelnewswire Spiritual warriors from throughout the Southland were invited to join Pastor Xavier L. Thompson and local clergy at a city-wide prayer meeting on Wednesday, August 31, to protest the FAIR Education Act signed into law last month by Gov. Jerry Brown. BCNN1
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No Comments »California Getting Too Loose With Teen Sex Legislation
August 24th, 2011 gospelnewswire *Culture reports that Pro-lifers and Christians are concerned that a bill circulating the California legislature could undermine parental authority and endanger minors. Assembly Bill 499 would allow minors 12 years of age or older to consent to medical care related to “the prevention of a sexually transmitted disease.” Under the measure, children could agree to vaccinations [...]
California Pastor Honored by Mayor Kevin Johnson for Church and Community Ministry
May 22nd, 2011 gospelnewswire The Praise Team singers prime the spiritual pump with “You Are a Mighty God,” and a tall man in a dark suit and a silver and purple tie strides to the pulpit. BCNN1
California AME Church Calls for Republican Official to Resign After Sending Offensive Email Regarding Obama
April 23rd, 2011 gospelnewswire Officials from the oldest African-American church in Los Angeles have called on a local Republican official to resign after she sent an offensive email about President Barack Obama. BCNN1
Posted in News Tags: After, California, Calls, Church, Email, Obama, Offensive, Official, Regarding, Republican, Resign, Sending No Comments »WATCH: California County Clerk Files Motion to Defend Prop 8 and Traditional Marriage
February 28th, 2011 gospelnewswire California’s Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-approved ballot measure defining marriage as being between a man and a woman, has a new champion. BCNN1
Posted in News Tags: California, Clerk, County, Defend, Files, Marriage, Motion, Prop, Traditional, WATCH No Comments »The Homosexual Marriage Trial in California Is Heating Up
December 7th, 2010 gospelnewswire California’s gay-marriage ban was back in court Monday, in a two-hour showdown over whether federal courts should overturn a voter-approved law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. BCNN1
California Black Church Reaches Out to Latinos as Immigrants Move to Area
October 27th, 2010 gospelnewswire The black choir clapped and swayed, propelled by the organ’s groove and drums’ beat as gospel music filled the tiny New Life in Christ Church on Compton Avenue. Pastor Elwood Carson, right, preaches as his assistant pastor Gary Nava translates during a Sunday service at New Life in Christ Church in Los Angeles. The church [...]
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