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Bethel’s Hands-on Faith Healing Work Stymied by Coronavirus

The 2,400 students at Bethel’s School of Supernatural Ministry often travel throughout Redding, asking strangers if they can touch and pray for them. Now, the church's faith healing practice has been put on pause due to the coronavirus.

‘Sister Dory’ Villanueva Has Graduated to Heaven

Sister Dory Villanueva helped her husband, Brother Eddie Villanueva, build Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide to become one of the biggest church movements in the world. The matriarch of an influential family, Sister Dory passed away at the age of 73 on Tuesday, March 10th.

Greg Laurie: Viral Fear Is Worse Than the Coronavirus

U.S. schools are closing, public events are being cancelled, and toilet paper is flying off the shelves, but Pastor Greg Laurie is encouraging his congregation not to give way to fear about the coronavirus.

Francis Chan Shares Rare Story About His Mother and God’s Goodness

Francis Chan has just moved to the Sham Shui Po neighborhood in Hong Kong with his family. The pastor shares a personal story about this neighborhood and a connection his mother had to it.

Iranian Judge Upholds Pastor’s 5-Year Prison Sentence with No Trial

On February 25, 2020, authorities upheld the five-year prison sentence of a pastor in Iran. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, reportedly gave a judge authority to reject the pastor’s appeal without following proper court procedures. 

Jim Bakker Ordered to Stop Peddling Coronavirus ‘Remedy’

The FDA, which has given Bakker and the other companies two days to respond, calls “the sale and promotion of fraudulent COVID-19 products” a “threat to the public health.” A recent interview on the televangelist's show touted its Nano Silver Solution as a remedy for coronavirus.

Christian Leader in Madhya Pradesh, India Run Over by Motorcycles, Sources Say

Violence against Christians in India hit a new level on Tuesday (March 3) when Hindu extremists ran their motorcycles over a key evangelical leader after beating him, sources said.

Nigerian Govt. Finally Admits Boko Haram Is Targeting Christians

The Nigerian government believes Boko Haram had to resort to “soft targets” such as churches and schools, and they’re bent on a “satanic strategy” of triggering a “religious war” and throwing the nation “into chaos.”