Leonardo Blair

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  Oct 16, 2026

  Pastors, community pray as teen kills 3 students, 1 teacher at Oregon school before he is shot dead

  Faith leaders in Bend, Oregon, banded together in a prayer vigil with scores of community members in Bend, Oregon, Thursday night just hours after a teenage gunman killed three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School before he was shot dead by a student’s father.

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  Oct 16, 2026

  Televangelist George Bloomer wins $62.2M in racial discrimination lawsuit against Word Network

  A federal jury in Detroit awarded televangelist George Bloomer $62.2 million Wednesday, finding that Word Network owner Kevin Adell subjected him to race discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

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  Oct 16, 2026

  Wheaton College student fatally struck by train shortly after leaving church

  Weeks before 18-year-old Wheaton College freshman Tomassino Offer was fatally struck by a freight train in Illinois on Sunday shortly after attending church, his father said he always knew his son “belonged to his Heavenly Father first.”

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  Oct 16, 2026

  Man gets car from pastor, community after arrest for selling water, Gatorade in Memphis street

  A Memphis street vendor known as the “Gatorade Man” was gifted a car by a local pastor days after his arrest for obstructing traffic, a charge prosecutors dropped.

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  Oct 15, 2026

  Former IMRSN Church volunteer pastor arrested in charges of family violence, child indecency

  Brandon Dillard, a former volunteer associate pastor well-known for baptizing and encouraging the faithful at IMRSN Church in Fort Worth, Texas, has been arrested and charged with indecency with a child and the assault of a family member.

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  Oct 14, 2026

  Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa agrees to pay single mom $12M to settle rape claim against ex-pastor

  Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa, a megachurch in Santa Ana, California, has agreed to pay $12 million to a former staff member and single mother of four to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged she was “brutally battered and violently raped” multiple times by former Calvary Church pastor, missionary, and lead wrestling coach, Jacob Harman.

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  Oct 14, 2026

  Pastor allegedly bilked $13M from parishioners then called them demon-possessed for asking about money

  A Washington pastor accused of establishing a fake internet company and convincing his parishioners and others to invest more than $13 million into it has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering after he dismissed them as demon-possessed when they demanded the return of their money.

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  Oct 13, 2026

  80K believers gather for prayer, worship at AT&T Stadium with 2819 Church

  An estimated 80,000 believers, including several high-profile pastors, gathered with Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell and his 2819 Church at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday for a night of prayer and worship that some attendees said left them feeling God’s presence long after the event ended.

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  Oct 12, 2026

  Church offers hope as pregnant mother named among 9 killed in Erie house massacre

  Faith leaders in Erie, Pennsylvania, are pledging support after a 45-year-old grandfather fatally shot eight people at his home Friday, including his wife, pregnant daughter, two sons and two grandchildren, before killing himself. 

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  Oct 12, 2026

  Americans who say college is 'very important' reaches record low, Gallup finds

  The share of American adults who say a college education is “very important” has reached its lowest level in 48 years and is even lower among men, Republicans, white adults and non-college graduates, according to a new Gallup study.