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Woman Attempts To Steal Gas From Church Van; Church Responds by Giving Away Gas Cards in Community

A week after someone attempted to steal gas from its church buses, Rocky Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Simpsonville, South Carolina, held an event to hand out gas cards to people in the community. 

ELCA Hears From Indigenous Boarding School Survivor Ahead of National Day of Remembrance

In April, ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton announced that the country’s largest Lutheran denomination was launching a Truth and Healing Movement.

Jerry Falwell’s Legal Battle With Liberty University—And His Brother—Escalates

The ongoing legal battle between Liberty University and Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken yet another twist, with the disgraced former president of the school alleging misconduct by its board of directors.

In Marseille, Pope Francis Will Make the Case for Migrants to the World

When Pope Francis visits the southern French city of Marseille this weekend, he is expected to deliver an appeal for welcoming migrants and refugees — not just to France, but to anyone in the world listening.

Anti-Trafficking Advocate Victor Marx Concerned Success of ‘Sound of Freedom’ Will Lead to Christians Who are Informed, But Who Don’t Act

All Things Possible Ministries founder Victor Marx was severely abused and tortured as a child. Now he rescues children around the world who are experiencing the abuse he once endured.

Global Vision Bible Church Receives Complaints, Bills Due to Noise and Traffic; Greg Locke Responds

Local officials are now sending bills to Pastor Greg Locke’s Global Vision Bible Church for extra resources needed to deal with traffic at church functions.

SBC Disfellowships Oklahoma Church After Pastor Wears Blackface, Dresses as a Native American at Church Events

Matoaka Baptist Church of Ochelata, Oklahoma, has been deemed to be no longer “in friendly cooperation” with the SBC in light of racially discriminatory actions from the church's pastor.

Riding a Wave of Converts, One Group Aims to Fuse Orthodoxy With Southern Values

Orthodox Christianity in the United States is a kaleidoscope of languages and cultures as diverse as Russia, Greece, Ethiopia, Syria, Bulgaria and, increasingly, the American South.