3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (743+ words) An Arkansas pastor'accused of sexually abusing a teen congregant'30 years ago has stepped down from his leadership role in the Assemblies of God denomination while the allegations are investigated." Rod Loy, pastor of North Little Rock First Assembly of God…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1265+ words) In what has become an annual ritual, evangelical leaders gathered around President Donald Trump in the Oval Office March 5 and prayed over him and for U. S. success in the war against Iran. A video released by the White House and shared…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (903+ words) Leaders of Vintage Church in North Carolina announced in an email to members today that they will pursue a third-party investigation of founding pastor Tyler Jones. Jones, who also served as U. S. vice president of the church-planting organization Acts 29, recently admitted…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (961+ words) The son of a prominent Indiana pastor with close ties to the state's lieutenant governor has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of child sex abuse material. Jonathan Peternel, 24, of Pendleton, pleaded guilty in…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1077+ words) A national movement to void agreements that silence sex abuse victims slammed into a barrier Thursday when the Oklahoma Legislature killed two reform measures, one named after a state resident. One proposal, dubbed the "Cindy Clemishire Act," would have eliminated…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (530+ words) A former Lutheran church business manager will go on trial in April on federal charges for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars from a North Dakota congregation. Carly Anne Tufte, the former business manager of Faith Journey Lutheran…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1105+ words) The pastor of the sixth-largest megachurch in America has been suspended over allegations of "inappropriate physical humor." The multi-site Crossroads Church in Ohio and Kentucky told members in an email on Feb. 27 that founding pastor Brian Tome, 60, has been relieved…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (628+ words) Three Kuki-Zo Christian pastors were shot dead on May 13 after armed gunmen ambushed two vehicles travelling through Kangpokpi district in Manipur. The killings led Kuki-Zo organizations to suspect that a Naga militant faction may have carried out the attack in…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1626+ words) Charismatic megachurch pastor Bill Johnson urged Bethel Church, in Redding, California, not to dismiss fake prophecy just because it's fake. Speaking at a "family meeting" on Feb. 3, Johnson said that a made-up revelation, with information taken from Facebook and manipulated…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1240+ words) Note: This story contains descriptions of child sexual abuse. A former missionary and pastor at Greg Laurie's California megachurch, who's facing allegations he sexually abused 22 Romanian street children starting in the late 1990s, is pleading poverty in the face of multiple…...