Leonardo Blair

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  May 15, 2026

  Texas megachurch embarks on $22M expansion, including soccer fields for future Christian sports league

  CyLife Church, a former Southern Baptist church in Cypress, Texas, is undergoing a $22 million expansion and renovation of its campus facilities, which will feature new soccer fields as part of an upcoming Christian sports league.

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  May 15, 2026

  Journey Fort Worth Pastor back in custody for alleged sexual assault

  Months after he “categorically” denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a former parishioner and was released on bail, Alonzo Diego Fuller, the founding pastor of Journey Fort Worth Church in Texas, is now back in custody.

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  May 14, 2026

  After porn post, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston says X account was hacked

  Hours after an explicit pornographic post was shared with his more than 500,000 followers on X Thursday, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston said his account had been hacked.

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  May 14, 2026

  Grieving Pastor Greg Locke says devil will pay ‘hundredfold’ for his son’s death

  Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, has promised that the devil will pay a “hundredfold” for the life of his 20-year-old son, Evan, who lost his battle with drug addiction last Friday.

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  May 14, 2026

  Most Americans say religion plays positive role in society: Pew

  Most American adults view faith in public life as positive. Still, over half say conservative Christians push their values too far in government and schools, according to a new Pew Research Center study.

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  May 12, 2026

  Gateway Church, Robert Morris move multimillion dollar retirement pay dispute to arbitration

  Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, and its founder, Robert Morris, have moved their dispute over his multimillion-dollar retirement package, which he alleges is owed to him and his wife, Debbie, to arbitration.

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  May 12, 2026

  Mark Driscoll takes shot at Planned Parenthood on Mother’s Day, invoking Mary, mother of Jesus

  Megachurch Pastor Mark Driscoll of the fast-growing Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, is coming under fire from some critics for invoking Mary, the mother of Jesus, as he took an apparent potshot at Planned Parenthood on Sunday as the nation celebrated Mother’s Day.

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  May 12, 2026

  Mississippi church seeks help rebuilding after devastation by tornado

  The congregation at Coaltown Baptist Church in Purvis, Mississippi, is seeking to raise $50,000 to help repair their church building after a tornado ripped the roof off their sanctuary, destroyed their fellowship hall, and Sunday School rooms last Wednesday night.

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  May 11, 2026

  Pastor Greg Locke: ‘I don't know that there is a grief deeper than losing a child’

  Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church told his congregation Sunday that he plans to hold public and private memorials for his 20-year-old son, Evan, who died from a drug overdose, declaring through tears that there is no grief “deeper than losing a child.”

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  May 10, 2026

  Growing share of pastors don’t find job deeply fulfilling: Barna

  While pastors have registered improvements in their mental health and feel more equipped for ministry than they were a decade ago, a growing share are reporting less satisfaction with their jobs, according to new research from Barna.