Leonardo Blair

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  Jun 3, 2026

  Church founded by freed slaves 150 years ago holds final service in historic building

  Mount Gilead Baptist Church, a congregation founded by freed slaves 150 years ago in Fort Worth, Texas, held its final service Sunday in a historic building they have worshipped in since 1912 due to mounting maintenance costs and dwindling membership.

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  Jun 3, 2026

  Joshua Trujillo, beloved son of Pastor Rudy Trujillo, shot dead at party

  Seven days after he publicly mourned the death of his uncle, Joshua Trujillo, the beloved son of the well-known anti-violence advocate and senior pastor of Faith Center Church in San Fernando, California, Rudy Trujillo, was fatally shot at a party on Saturday.

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  Jun 3, 2026

  Most pastors, practicing Christians worry about AI replacing God but use it anyway: Barna

  A majority of pastors and practicing Christians are worried about artificial intelligence replacing God, yet they continue to use the technology anyway, according to new data released by Barna Group.

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  Jun 2, 2026

  Elevation College tuition, housing will cost up to $20k annually for limited spots on campus

  Enrolled students at Elevation College, launched by the 10,000-member Elevation Church in North Carolina, will pay up to an estimated $20,000 annually to pursue a raft of ministry-related degrees on the campuses of the Charlotte-based megachurch starting this fall.

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  Jun 1, 2026

  PCA Pastor Zachary Garris suspended indefinitely for ‘unwholesome speech’

  The Rio Grande Presbytery, a regional governing body of the Presbyterian Church in America, has indefinitely suspended Zachary Garris, pastor of Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church in White Rock, New Mexico, for “unwholesome speech” stemming from a series of exchanges on X directed at religion professor Anthony Bradley.

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  May 29, 2026

  2nd murder charge filed against pastor in case of missing former congregant

  Darryl Muzik Martin, pastor of His Way Spirit Led Assemblies in Colton, California, has now joined his wife, Shelley Bailey “Kat” Martin, known as the church’s powerful “head prophetess,” in facing a second murder charge for the death of a congregant who went missing in 2023 after he left their religious group.

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  May 28, 2026

  Eli Lilly sues COGIC board member, son, daughter over $200M rebate fraud scheme

  The world’s most valuable pharmaceutical corporation has named Jerry L. Maynard Sr., a general board member of the Church of God in Christ and founder of Cathedral of Praise in Nashville, Tennessee, in a lawsuit accusing him, his son, his daughter and others of engaging in a rebate fraud scheme that allegedly robbed the company of more than $200 million.

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  May 27, 2026

  Kevin Leal orders teen to eat page from Bible after declaring he’ll become a millionaire

  Charismatic leader Kevin Leal has raised eyebrows online for ordering a teenager to eat a physical page from the book of Proverbs.

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  May 27, 2026

  Australian 'prophet' Gary Morgan addresses allegations of fraud

  Gary Morgan, a charismatic Christian speaker and co-founder of the School of Prophets in Melbourne, Australia, has denied allegations that he mined social media data and presented it as prophetic revelation.

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  May 26, 2026

  Ministry claims Jesus turned up in person at conference wearing crowns and healed people

  The ROAR Leadership Summit, the flagship conference platform founded and convened by David Vaka, a regional minister, pastor, and leadership speaker known for his work in Australia, the South Pacific, and Oceania, claims that Jesus recently made a rare post-ascension visit at one of their meetings.