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15 Percent of Churches Laid Off Staff in COVID-19. Many Are Still Looking for Work.
For some, pandemic firing prompted a turn to secular employment.
Lawsuit Seeks Information about Missing Malaysian Pastor
And other brief news stories from Christians around the world.
Died: Carmel Jones, Black Banker for British Pentecostals
With a vision of Jesus, he started a credit union that enabled dozens of churches to buy buildings.
On Stage and in Theaters, Corrie ten Boom Testifies Again
How Rabbit Room playwright A.S. Peterson adapted ‘The Hiding Place’ for a new generation.
Died: Stuart Epperson, Who Put Preachers and Political Talk on the Nation’s Radio Waves
The cofounder of Salem Media Group built an “empire of influence” broadcasting religious and political conservatives.
Soul Survivor Founder Resigns Amid Ongoing Investigation
Matt Redman and more than 100 others have accused Mike Pilavachi of physical and spiritual abuse.
Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Sabbath: Supreme Court Delivers a Victory to Christian Postal Worker
Update: Justices unanimously side with an evangelical who argued for accommodation of his Sabbatarian beliefs.
Church Shooting Victims to Receive $144.5 Million
And other news briefs from Christians around the world.
Where Pro-Choice Groups Chose Vandalism
Pregnancy centers were attacked in 24 states in the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.
Nondenominational Churches Are Growing and Multiplying in DC
The city some dismiss as “The Swamp” is fertile ground for evangelicals.
Died: ‘The Hiding Place’ and ‘The Cross and the Switchblade’ Coauthor Elizabeth Sherrill
“She knew how to tell a story with power.”
Christian and Missionary Alliance Will Ordain Women
Ministers may now use the title “pastor” regardless of gender.
Died: Paul Eshleman, Who Brought ‘Jesus’ Film to the Ends of the Earth
The Campus Crusade evangelism strategist wanted everyone in the world to hear the good news that God loved them.
Died: Superstar Billy Graham, Teenage Evangelist Who Became a Wrestling Legend
In the ring and life, Wayne Coleman was a “heel” who wanted to be a “babyface.”
Died: Tim Keller, New York City Pastor Who Modeled Winsome Witness
“We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.”
Christians Worry About Getting Trampled Like Grass in Sudan Conflict
The African country has seen conflict and coup over and over, but this time, says historian Christopher Tounsel, believers are right in the middle of it.
Died: Rachel Kerr James, Missionary Nurse to War-Torn Vietnam
One of the first Southern Baptists into Indochina, she started medical clinics while raising four children and helping her husband plant churches.
18 Christian Colleges Closed Since the Start of COVID-19
Enrollment numbers, financial challenges, and the pandemic spelled the end.
Died: Ron Hamilton, Better Known as Patch the Pirate
When cancer took his left eye, he saw a God-given opportunity for children’s ministry.
Pope Who Changed the Calendar Is Honored with an Asteroid
Gregory XIII joins Martin Luther, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and many other Christians with an astronomical tribute.
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