A new report has revealed that the majority of those affected by President Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportation are Christians. 

Conducted via a partnership between the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and World Relief, “One Part of the Body” outlines how mass deportation could and already has impacted Christian families and communities in the United States. 

Since assuming office, President Trump has made efforts to fulfill his campaign promise to conduct the largest mass deportation in American history, signing a slew of Executive Orders (EO) suspending refugee settlement programs, attacking trade partners, and tightening immigration restrictions. 

Some of Trump’s attempted actions, such as his EO seeking to end birthright citizenship and his invocation of Alien Enemies Act of 1798 as precedent for mass deportation, have faced legal challenges as to their constitutionality. 

While Trump campaigned on deporting violent criminals, his immigration agenda also impacts law-abiding immigrants, many of whom are Christian—both those who do not currently have legal status and those whose legal status is in danger of being revoked by the Trump administration.

Report: Most Immigrants at Risk of Deportation Are Christians

According to the “One Part of the Body” report, roughly 8% of Christians living in the U.S. are either vulnerable to deportation themselves or live with someone who is. This figure includes 18% of Roman Catholics and 6% of evangelicals. 

Of those at risk of deportation, 81% are Christians. 

Eighty-eight percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are Christians. Of the immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which is in danger of being revoked, 75% are Christians. Of asylum seekers currently living in the U.S., 77% are Christians. 

For many of those at risk of being deported, economic hardship and even Christian persecution face them in their countries of origin. 

The report states, “The findings of this report should be sobering to Christians of every background.”

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“Roughly 1 in 12 Christians stands to be deported or have at least one family member deported, should the current administration or a future administration attempt to deport as many individuals as possible under existing law,” the report reads. 

At a Wisconsin town hall on Sunday (March 30), billionaire Elon Musk accepted prayer from a pastor in the audience, saying the Trump administration will need “divine protection.” Musk, whose work with the president’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has sparked controversy, was in Green Bay urging voters to elect a conservative judge to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

Ahead of Tuesday’s state election, which Musk said will “affect the entire destiny of humanity,” Musk has spent about $20 million to back Judge Brad Schimel. The judge will be key for “adding voter ID to the Wisconsin constitution,” said Musk, the world’s richest man.

About 2,000 people attended the town hall, while hundreds more protested outside. For much of the two-hour event, Musk—who owns Tesla and the social media platform X—spoke about his DOGE work and backlash from it. That includes alleged arson attacks at Tesla dealerships throughout the world.

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Pastor Prays for ‘Hedge of Protection’ Around Elon Musk

One attendee, a teacher, told Elon Musk he had recently moved from Colorado to Wisconsin, “where my vote actually mattered.” He prays nightly for Musk’s safety, he said, especially now that the DOGE leader has become “enemy number one.”

The teacher referenced Sunday’s protesters, some with signs accusing Musk of being a Nazi. Musk thanked the teacher for his prayers, then joked, “I’ve got to watch my hand gestures.”

Then instead of asking Musk a question, the teacher said he brought along his father, a pastor. “If it’s okay with you,” the teacher told Musk, “I would love for him to say a prayer for you as well, for your protection.” When Musk agreed, the man’s father spoke, first thanking Musk “for everything you’ve done for our country.”

The pastor mentioned that “the issue is fairness” and getting rid of “all this corruption,” which he called “a bad spirit.” He decried the “evil that has come against our country, our morals, our families,” as well as “this hate” that Musk and the president are facing.

Next the pastor asked people who were willing to join him in prayer. First, he thanked God for blessing America and for making it a “great nation.” He also thanked God “for protecting President Trump from that fatal attack” last summer, when a gunman tried to assassinate him in Pennsylvania.

“We ask that you envelop and protect all of those who are fighting for justice, for freedom, for order, for dignity, and to reward people according to merit,” the pastor continued. He then prayed:

Especially put your hedge of protection around Elon Musk, around his children, around his whole entire family, and all of his team members, that all would do good and just by our country. And freedom, truly, and justice would reign once again. We ask this in the name of the blessed Savior, Jesus Christ, who we remember during this time of year, who suffered and died for our sins. May you wash away all that is wrong with our country and start with us. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

At the Bless God Summit on Friday (March 28), Pastor Ed Newton encouraged church leaders to listen to the voice of God more than the voice of their critics, sharing his own struggles in life and ministry and encouraging leaders to remember that God is pleased with them.

Organized by the team of popular Christian YouTuber Ruslan, the Bless God Summit was held “to encourage, empower, and inspire you to live a life that blesses God.”

After being introduced by Ruslan, Newton admitted that he had never heard of Ruslan before being invited to be on Ruslan’s YouTube show last year.

“I had no idea,” he said. “I mean, I’m almost 50. So I’m a little dated in the technology game.” 

Newton, who pastors Community Bible Church (CBC) in San Antonio, became nationally known for a viral video clip in which he interacted with a church attender who interrupted Newton’s sermon by shouting profanity. 

In the clip, Newton can be seen interacting with the man, who disclosed that he was unhoused and planning to attempt suicide before someone invited him to CBC. 

Newton later discussed the encounter with Ruslan, sharing that the interaction wasn’t completely unusual for him. 

“That stuff happens often. Not the profanity but interruptions,” Newton said. “CBC is a church for people who are most likely unchurched or de-churched or really don’t understand the formality.”

“CBC has grown to offer five services each weekend. There is not a church etiquette,” Newton said. “That’s one of my favorite things about our church.”

Newton shared that he later counseled the man and that the man had entered rehab.

During his address to attendees of the Bless God Summit, Newton shared about his own struggles. 

“For me, it was Dec. 26, 2023, the day after Christmas,” Newton said. “ I’d never hit rock bottom before in my life the way that it hit me that particular day.”

Newton said that he had never experienced suicidal ideations, but on that day, “ I didn’t wanna live anymore.” 

While attendance, giving, and baptisms were all at “an all-time high” at his church, Newton experienced several personal and family challenges that led him to a place where “ I didn’t want to live anymore because of the fact that what I was feeling and what I was facing felt bigger than the God that lived within me.”

Newton said that he checked himself into a treatment facility for five days of intensive treatment. Through counseling, Newton said that he came to realize that his life had been marked by rejection.

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Then Newton’s counselor gave him an assignment. 

“ He said, ‘I’ve asked you to bring a piece of pottery.’ I went to a local Hobby Lobby,” Newton said. “ And I took this broken piece of pottery after I slammed it down to the ground—because that’s what he told me to do. And then he told me to take some duct tape and put it back together.”

Gospel artist Bishop Marvin Sapp has responded to criticism that he pressured people to give $40,000 during a worship service where he instructed ushers to close the doors and not to let anyone leave. Sapp took those actions at a Pentecostal Assemblies of the World conference last July, and a clip of Sapp at the convention recently went viral.

“Recently, a clip has gone viral of me challenging 2,000 individuals(virtually and in person) to plant a seed of $20 during an international gathering held at a convention center, with over 4,000 people in attendance that evening plus virtual viewers,” Sapp said in a March 26 Facebook post titled “Let’s Add Context to the Clip on Social Media.” 

“In that same moment, I also challenged leadership to lead by example by sowing $100. That evening, I personally gave much more,” he said.

“Some have taken issue with a particular moment when I instructed the ushers, rather firmly, to close the doors during the offering,” Sapp continued. “To those unfamiliar with the church context or who may not regularly attend worship gatherings this has been misinterpreted as holding people hostage as well as offensive. That was never my intent.”

Marvin Sapp Challenges Worshipers To Give $20 ‘Seed,’ Leaders To Give $100

Marvin Sapp began his career with the group Commissioned before branching out as a solo gospel artist. He has been nominated for 11 Grammy Awards and is a Dove Award-winner and nominee. His other awards include BET Awards, Stellar Awards, and Soul Train Music Awards.

According to Sapp’s website, he is cofounder of Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan; the senior pastor of The Chosen Vessel Cathedral in Fort Worth, Texas; and the suffragan bishop-senior advisor to the presiding bishop of the Global United Fellowship.

In July 2024, Sapp led an evening worship session at the 109th convention held by Pentecostal Assemblies of the World in Baltimore. Before concluding his time in front of attendees, Sapp said, “Listen. Close the doors for me for a quick moment. I want everybody to remain standing quickly. I have to do something. I’m well over time, but I have to do something quickly.”

Sapp then asked worshipers to raise their hands if they had “received something from the Word of the Lord tonight.” He explained that “whenever God did something in the lives of the patriarchs of old…they would set up an altar, and they would offer a sacrifice.”

“Because of your acknowledgement of what God did in Word, there is an obligation that is attached to that acknowledgement,” said Sapp. In the Bible, he said, people offered the “currency” of livestock and grain.

Actor, author, producer, and evangelist Kirk Cameron has launched a new faith-filled, Bible-friendly children’s show titled “Iggy and Mr. Kirk.”

The show is based on the Brave Books character Iggy, an adorable little green iguana, that Mr. Kirk raises in his backyard treehouse.

Cameron told ChurchLeaders in an interview that this “whole new children’s TV show that we’re releasing really followed the outcry of parents like me and grandparents all over who are sick and tired of kids being indoctrinated with garbage that twists their minds and makes their attention span freak out [where] they can’t sit still [and] can’t listen.”

Cameron believes that too much of today’s children’s programming consists of “flashing lights, jump cuts every two to three seconds, and non-diegetic sounds.” He then explained that “studies show that nine minutes of that garbage negatively impacts their little brains as they’re developing.”

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“So I wanted to be a part of books and TV shows for kids that actually do more than just suck their time, but actually build their character and inspire their trust in God and in God’s Word,” Cameron shared. “And so I want to give parents a tool in their toolbox to reinforce the values while their kids are having a great time watching a fun TV show.”

Cameron shared how his team “wanted to find a creative way to bring these books to life since so many families are loving them.” So, they came up with an idea for a TV show that, Cameron said, “not only entertains kids, but builds their character, something that parents can finally trust.”

Candace Cameron Bure acts, directs, and produces but had never sung for an audience—until this week’s “The Masked Singer.” The entertainer, an outspoken Christian, performed in the March 26 episode of Fox’s popular reality competition.

Donning a pink Cherry Blossom costume, Bure sang “Let’s Get Loud” by Jennifer Lopez. No one on the celebrity panel—including Bure’s one-time “crush,” Robin Thicke—correctly identified the “Full House” star.

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Bure, 48, described her “Masked Singer” appearance as “the scariest thing I’ve ever done.” But afterward she posted that the experience was “SO. MUCH. FUN.” The actor also admitted being “super bummed out” to be the first singer eliminated from her contestant group.

SECRET’S OUT!!🎤🌸 #CherryBlossom, here 👋🏼 and wow, that was SO. MUCH. FUN.🤩 Did you watch #TheMaskedSinger? Did you know it was me??🫣 pic.twitter.com/MdXhfg08VJ

— Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) March 27, 2025

Candace Cameron Bure Finally Said Yes to ‘The Masked Singer’

After her performance, Bure revealed she had turned down three previous requests to appear on the show. Finally, she decided she just needed to “get it over with,” she said. “It’s kind of like when someone keeps knocking at the door, and you keep turning them away. You finally open it up to kind of get rid of them!”

Bure had been reluctant to try “The Masked Singer” because she has “more of a perfectionist personality,” she said. “So I know if I’m not very good at something, I don’t want to do it.” However, her family kept encouraging her to give it a try.

“I always tell my kids that if…they have an opportunity but it scares them that they should do it, because it’s a learning opportunity and you can build confidence from it,” said the married mother of three. “I think I needed to take my own advice, so I finally said yes.”

Looking back on her performance, Bure said, “I was brave to do it, and I’m proud of myself for that very reason.” The actor admitted that “competitiveness kicks in once you’re on the show,” and she wishes her time on it had lasted “a bit longer.”

Cherry Blossom Character ‘Represents Rebirth’

Bure, a former co-host on “The View,” is chief creative officer for Great American Family. In a voiceover on “The Masked Singer,” she explained that her Cherry Blossom character “represents rebirth, a changing of seasons, which is why it’s perfect for me.” She added, “It’s important for this Cherry Blossom to branch out and have a little fun.”