- 08/20/2010
Ex-UCC President Reports Pending Divorce, New Relationship
The former president of the United Church of Christ has informed leaders of the denomination that he and his wife are in the process of divorcing.
- 08/19/2010
Fla. Church Denied Permit for Quran Burning
City officials in Gainesville, Fla., have denied a burning permit to a local church that wants to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of 9-11.
- 08/13/2010
NCC Leaders Call for Respect for Muslim Neighbors Amid Ramadan
The National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA and Christian leaders in the National Muslim-Christian Initiative are calling upon Christians in America to love their Muslim neighbors amid Ramadan observances and to stand against extremist ideas not peace-promoting Muslims.
- 08/11/2010
ELCA Presiding Bishop to Visit China
The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will visit China near the end of the month, according to an announcement Wednesday.
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08/11/2010Christians Urged, Equipped to Pray During Islam's Holy Month
As Muslims around the world marked the start of Ramadan on Wednesday, Christians were urged to make a deliberate effort to learn about, pray for, and reach out to Muslim neighbors across the street and around the world during Islam’s holiest month.
- 08/10/2010
Family of Crystal Cathedral Founder to Take 50 Percent Pay Cut
The founder of Southern California megachurch Crystal Cathedral will take a voluntary 50 percent pay cut for the next two months as will his wife, his children, and his children’s spouses, according to a memo that was recently sent out to church employees.
- 08/10/2010
ELCA Reports Biggest-Ever Drop in Membership
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America witnessed its biggest-ever drop in membership last year, according to a recently released analysis.
- 08/06/2010
Laura Bush to Speak at Heritage Christian University Fundraiser
Former first lady Laura Bush will speak at a Heritage Christian University largest annual fundraiser later this month.
- 08/06/2010
Franklin Graham Set to 'Rock the River' in Canada
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will officially kick off its Rock the River Tour in Western Canada on Saturday, starting with a one-day event at the Millennium Park in Fraser Valley.
- 08/06/2010
Princeton Review Names Colleges with 'Most Religious' Students
For the second year in a row, students at Brigham Young University, Thomas Aquinas College, and Wheaton College were crowned the “most religious” among students from the nation’s top schools.
- 08/05/2010
Global Gathering of Christian Leaders to Adopt Statement on Nature, Call of Church
Christian leaders from around the world who plan to convene in South Africa this October will adopt a new document that will follow in the footsteps of the historic Lausanne Covenant, an evangelical manifesto considered to be one of the most influential documents in Christendom.
Tags John Stott - 07/28/2010
ELCA Presiding Bishop Calls for Immigration Reform in Letter to Obama
On the heels of a global Lutheran gathering focused on the alleviation of hunger, the head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America reiterated to President Obama his denomination’s call for immigration reform.
- 07/28/2010
LWF 11th Assembly Concludes with 'Message' to Churches
The highest legislative body of the Lutheran World Federation closed its eight-day meeting Tuesday with a “message” to the 145 church bodies in 79 countries that make up the global Lutheran communion.
- 07/26/2010
LWF President-Elect: Who Could Imagine the Holy Land without Christians?
In his first sermon as president-elect of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the Rt. Rev. Dr. Munib A.Younan urged believers to pray that Christians in Palestine “not lose faith and leave the country.”
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07/25/2010LCMS President Laments Churches' Pro-Gay Directions
The outgoing president of the second largest Lutheran church body in America lamented the directions taken on matters of sexuality by some member churches of the Lutheran World Federation.
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