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  Apr 15, 2026

  Business manager admits to stealing over $82K from 2 New York churches

  An Arizona man who served as the former business manager for two Roman Catholic parishes in New York could now face up to four years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $82,000 from the Erie County churches.

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  Apr 15, 2026

  Fount Church NYC pastors did not engage in fraud, investigation finds

  An independent investigation conducted by global law firm Dentons has cleared founding pastors of Fount Church in New York City of allegations that they racked up $1.4 million in transactions on a church credit card after a former board member made that claim, the church’s board of directors has announced.

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  Apr 15, 2026

  Pastor Tammy McCollum’s husband begged for God’s help after confessing to her fatal shooting

  Eddie McCollum, who has been charged with the murder of his wife, Pastor Tammy McCollum, was shocked, hysterical and pleaded for God’s help after telling authorities that he fatally shot her during an argument inside their North Carolina home, 911 records show.

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  Apr 14, 2026

  Catholic Church leader resigns after investigation finds evidence of financial misconduct

  Father Kenneth Anderson, who led the St. John Henry Newman Parish in Evanston, Illinois, has resigned after an investigation found he misappropriated church funds for personal expenses.

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  Apr 10, 2026

  Man says Jesus sent him 'back to Earth' after cardiac arrest at church

  A 90-year-old man who suffered a “massive” cardiac episode and collapsed at First Congregational Church in Branford, Connecticut, says Jesus told him it wasn’t his time and sent him "back to Earth" as church members stepped in to keep him alive on Easter Sunday.

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  Apr 10, 2026

  Joel Osteen praises Kanye West as having ‘heart for God,’ ‘heart to do the right thing’

  As popular rapper and music producer Kanye West, known professionally as Ye, continues to face criticism for his past antisemitism, which he has apologized for, megachurch pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, says he believes he has a “heart for God” and a “heart to do the right thing.”

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  Apr 10, 2026

  Megachurch suspends Pastor Brian Tome after horse whip investigation

  Brian Tome, the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been suspended for one month after church leaders independently substantiated an allegation that he used a horse whip on a man who visited his church office more than a decade ago.

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  Apr 10, 2026

  EEOC sues Calif. trucking company for not allowing driver to attend church

  A California trucking company that scheduled a Christian driver to work on Sundays, forcing him to quit, has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

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  Apr 9, 2026

  Gospel star Marvin Sapp’s wife says church funds did not pay for lavish wedding

  The wife of gospel singer and pastor Marvin Sapp shot down critics of their lavish wedding on Sunday, insisting that the couple did not use church funds to pay for last month's celebration of their nuptials, which featured a helicopter and sea of flowers.

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  Apr 8, 2026

  Pastor praised husband as ‘amazing man of God' before her murder, planned to spend life with him

  Beloved North Carolina Pastor Tammy McCollum, who police say was shot dead by her husband, Eddie McCollum, in their home on Monday, previously told the world her alleged killer is an “amazing man of God” on their 30th wedding anniversary and planned to spend the rest of her life with him.