Church
Joel Osteen holds back tears as Lakewood pastor moves on to new home at Relentless Church
Joel Osteen tried to hold back tears as he lauded John Gray and his wife Aventer, who are the new leaders of Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina.
Paige Patterson friend challenges allegations, offers evidence; Says he was fired after midnight via phone call
Sharayah Colter, wife of Paige Patterson's former chief of staff Scott Colter, has challenged several of the allegations that led to the former Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president's firing Wednesday, which she revealed was unceremoniously executed by telephone in the dead of night while he was on assignment in Germany.
Joel Osteen Lakewood Church has $90M annual budget: Here's how it is spent
Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas has an annual budget of around $90 million, and their last fiscal year's financial statement reveals how they use the money.
Pastor Robert Morris returns to preach following near-death experience, Shares his encounter with God
Pastor Robert Morris returned to the pulpit of his Texas megachurch this past weekend, nearly two months after he nearly died due to internal bleeding.
Paul Bayes: David Bowie and the Church's response to sexuality
Paul Bayes, the bishop of Liverpool, reflects on David Bowie's song 'Changes' and how it speaks to the Church's grapple with sexuality today.
Four in five non-Christians in Britain don't believe that churches are making positive changes to society
A new survey has found that four out of five non-Christians in the U.K. do not believe that churches are making positive changes in the world today.
UK Churches conduct outdoor services to highlight persecution of Christians worldwide
Worship services were held outside churches in the U.K. last Sunday in an effort to draw attention to the persecution of Christians across the world.
'Jesus' statue to be donated to another church after Baptist congregation deems it too 'Catholic'
Church leaders at Red Bank Baptist Church in Lexington, South Carolina have announced that the statue of Jesus Christ at the facade of its building will be donated to another church following a vote to remove the display for being too "Catholic in nature."
Pope Francis openly admits to 'culture of abuse and cover-up' in the Catholic Church
Pope Francis became the first pontiff to openly admit to and condemn a 'culture of abuse and cover-up' in the Catholic Church.
Have we all lost the plot on Sunday worship?
Are evangelicals abandoning Sunday worship?
Church of England issues liturgies for survivors of sex abuse
The Church of England is releasing special liturgies asking forgiveness for abuse committed by priests.
Anglo-Catholics hit back over reporting abuse heard in confession
Warning priests they are 'duty bound' to report abuse, even if they heard it in confession, is 'unacceptable' and 'will set a very worrying precedent', an influential Anglican group has said.
Rome's Christian catacombs: The accidental discovery of the art of the early church
On this day in 1578 a momentous discovery of Christian history was made in Rome, completely by accident.
Could sexuality be a thorn in the side of the Anglican-Methodist unity pact?
Is it a coincidence that both churches have announced delays to any progress on sexuality within a week of each other?
Oldest manuscript of Mark is nonetheless a disappointment
For over six years biblical scholars have been speculating about a New Testament manuscript which had only been seen by a handful of them and was rumoured to date to the 1st century.
All over for Paige Patterson at Southwestern after damning new revelations
Paige Patterson, the controversial former head of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has been stripped of the title 'president emeritus'