5+ hour, 34+ min ago   (77+ words) This week I spoke with correspondent Simon Ostrovsky of The Newshour on PBS to discuss his new documentary about the impact on churches of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Please find our conversation viewable below on the IRD YouTube channel. I…...

1+ hour, 53+ min ago   (38+ words) If you notice your church getting a little weird, here’s when to bail. You know, I have been doing a lot of deep dives into stories …...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (545+ words) GRIFFIN, Ga. — One year after McIntosh Baptist Church faced the possibility of closing its doors, its pastor, Daniel Sanderson, has been named “Replanter of the Year” by the North American Mission Board. Founded in 1894, McIntosh Baptist Church in Griffin had…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (273+ words) (ABC 6 News) — Leadership at First Unitarian Universalist Church broke ground on a new permanent location after nearly a year of sharing a space with another church. The congregation shared a building with Our Savior’s Lutheran Church after leaving their prior…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (302+ words) Former Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended the Diocese of Ika (Anglican Communion) for launching the Ika Vision 2032 Endowment Fund, describing the seven-year initiative as a bold plan to strengthen the Church and advance the social and…...

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (127+ words) St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting, was filled Sept. 12 as parishioners, friends and priests from around the Diocese joined to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the parish’s establishment. Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., served as principal celebrant and homilist of…...

8+ hour, 58+ min ago   (219+ words) Bishop Taryn Montgomery was installed in the Northeastern Minnesota Synod on Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Duluth, one branch of 65 synods within the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. She said her duties mean being a pastor and gathering…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago   (530+ words) The longevity of the ministry, in a place often known for activism, floods and earthquakes, has been challenged over time, but God has been faithful. The staff of the MBRLC all agree that everything that has happened in the last…...

9+ hour, 46+ min ago   (159+ words) (ABC 6 News) — Peace United Church’s new pastor experienced her first event with the church community shortly after taking over. The annual ‘Rally Day’ is a fall kickoff event to invite new and existing members to join for an afternoon lawn…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago   (81+ words) albemarleobserver.news Why cover this story? Answer — because it’s not every day that a church celebrates a bicentennial 200th anniversary. And when you think about that amount of time — that’s a lot of Sunday sermons, weddings, baptisms, funerals and homecomings. For…...