Coronavirus Updates & Stories

“Right now, God is using COVID-19 to open hearts like nothing we’ve seen since the fall of the Iron Curtain,” said Michael Johnson, president of Slavic Gospel Association.

"It’s important to remember that while every major crisis creates unexpected problems, it also creates unprecedented opportunities."

Easter 2020 did not see the typical big crowds at churches with families dressing up their Sunday best. But these churches made the most of the atypical situation by serving their communities.

“It is our hope that people across the country will rise up in safe and helpful ways to assist those nearest to them."

“Everyone is going to talk about it. You know, ‘what grade were you in when you couldn’t go to school?,’ that sort of thing. And their kids are going to ask them,” Natalie Long says. This creative mother has created a set of time capsule worksheets to help parents and kids memorialize this unusual time.

The Governor of Kansas faced the equivalent of a hand slap when a group of Republican lawmakers overturned her decision to place 10-person limits on houses of worship, effectively asking them to close just before Easter.

Requiring people to shelter in social isolation might be a necessary measure in order to stop the spread of Covid-19, but a side effect for many is that it increases the danger they are in.

Pastors in China who attempt to stream their services are finding themselves censored, their connections disrupted, and authorities are closely monitoring how Christians interact online.