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Steven Furtick’s Elevation Church Reports $108 Million in 2023 Offerings

In its latest annual report, Elevation Church revealed it received $108 million in offerings and tithes during 2023. About $11 million of that was from an annual year-end giving challenge at the megachurch, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dennis Quaid Joins Greg Laurie at 2024 Harvest Crusade: ‘I’m a Christian, and That’s Who I Am’

Actor Dennis Quaid told Pastor Greg Laurie that he has a personal relationship with Jesus, which is a “wonderful feeling,” but he is still learning what that relationship means. Quaid appeared at the annual Harvest Crusade in Anaheim, California, which took place on Saturday, July 20.

Pulpit of First Baptist Dallas Survived Four-Alarm Blaze; ‘A True Miracle,’ Says Robert Jeffress

Amid the burned rubble of the historic sanctuary of First Baptist Dallas, cleanup crews discovered the pulpit intact.

Elon Musk Says He Identifies as a ‘Cultural Christian’ but Follows ‘The Religion of Curiosity’ in Interview With Jordan Peterson

Eccentric tech mogul Elon Musk recently said that he considers himself a “cultural Christian” during a conversation with conservative commentator Jordan Peterson. 

Brent Leatherwood To Remain ERLC President; Trustee Chairperson Resigns

Just hours after the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) announced that it had removed Brent Leatherwood from his position as president, the ERLC retracted their press release.

In Small-Town Illinois, a Little Church Says Goodbye

For 156 years, church members at First Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois, gathered to sing hymns, study the Bible and lift each other in prayer. They also ate barbecue, laughed, cried, reached out to their neighbors and cared for one another. But nothing lasts forever.

ERLC Removes Brent Leatherwood as President

Brent Leatherwood was removed just hours after he provided Baptist Press comments regarding President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election.

ERLC’s Brent Leatherwood Criticized for Calling Biden’s Withdrawal From Election ‘A Selfless Act’

Brent Leatherwood, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), drew criticism for praising President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election. Leatherwood called it “a selfless act.”