Leonardo Blair

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  Jan 3, 2022

  Potter’s House of Denver shutters megachurch, goes fully remote as donations decline in pandemic

  Ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and declining donations, the Potter’s House of Denver has decided to sell its $12.2 million, 137,000-square-foot megachurch in Arapahoe County, Colorado, and go completely virtual, Pastor Touré Roberts has revealed.

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  Dec 28, 2021

  221-year-old Pennsylvania church permanently closes due to declining membership

  After hosting generations of worshipers beginning in 1800 when there were only 16 states, a 221-year-old church in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, permanently closed its doors on Christmas Eve due to declining membership and attendance.

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  Dec 27, 2021

  More than 30K churches using big data from tech firm Gloo to target new members

  More than 30,000 churches have signed up for the services of Gloo, a small company that uses people’s personal data and online activities to target individuals who may be more receptive to their message and become new members as they seek to sure up dwindling numbers in their pews made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Dec 27, 2021

  Televangelist Perry Stone slams secular media after report alleges sexual misconduct

  Longtime Tennessee-based televangelist and Bible teacher Perry Stone warned his followers against trusting secular media Monday, days after a local publication accused him of sexual misconduct.

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  Dec 23, 2021

  Staffers quit Venue Church after confronting pastor with allegations of affair, misconduct

  At least eight employees of Venue Church, a fast-growing congregation based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, have reportedly quit their jobs over alleged misconduct by the lead pastor, Tavner Smith.

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  Dec 23, 2021

  After 8 months of marriage Christian Congressman Madison Cawthorn is getting a divorce

  Madison Cawthorn, a Republican congressman from North Carolina, announced Wednesday that he and his wife of eight months have mutually decided to get a divorce.

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  Dec 22, 2021

  Christian Rep. Madison Cawthorn calls higher education a ‘scam,’ urges conservatives to ‘drop out’

  Partially paralyzed Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, who attended a Christian college for one semester before dropping out, urged conservative youth on Tuesday to drop out of college if they aren’t studying medicine, law or engineering because higher education is “a scam.”

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  Dec 22, 2021

  21-year-old youth pastor, wife killed in car crash on way to church; baby survives

  A 2-month-old baby boy lost his parents Sunday morning when Hunter Wilkes, a 21-year-old youth pastor, and his 21-year-old wife, Alexis, were killed in a two-vehicle crash on their way to church in Texas.

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  Dec 21, 2021

  Preemptive Love Coalition challenges ‘misinformation and verifiable falsehoods’ in misconduct allegations

  The board of directors of Preemptive Love Coalition, a “faith-oriented” global nonprofit that works to prevent violence around the world, challenged what they called “misinformation and verifiable falsehoods” about its role in recently publicized allegations of misconduct by co-founders Jeremy and Jessica Courtney.

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  Dec 21, 2021

  Study suggests why religious marriages are less likely to end in divorce

  Religious marriages are slightly less likely to end in divorce because religion tends to motivate less cohabitation, a known risk factor for divorce, a new research brief from the Institute of Family Studies suggests. But it’s not the only reason.