Melissa Barnhart

Managing Editor

Melissa Barnhart has served as managing editor for The Christian Post since February 2021. She graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor's degree in government, religion and communications, and a master's degree in communications.

She joined CP in 2013, reporting on a variety of national political issues, including immigration, and has covered numerous church and ministry events.

Along with her colleagues, she has won several Evangelical Press Association awards.

Ms. Barnhart began her reporting career in college by working for a city newspaper where she interviewed pastors, politicians, Olympic gold medalist Jennie Finch, and former President of Mexico Vicente Fox.

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Feb 21, 2013
Woman's Claim to Be Millionaire Because of Abortion Is 'Insane,' Says Pro-Life Activist
Thousands of Americans are alarmed by a newly released video that shows a pro-abortion activist proclaiming that she achieved financial success by having an abortion.
Feb 21, 2013
Tenn. Church Treasurer Arrested; Allegedly Stole $160,000 to Pay for Tanning, Wedding
A Tennessee woman who allegedly stole more than $160,000 from a Methodist church faces her first court appearance on Friday.
Feb 20, 2013
Obama Admin. Expands Benefits to Same-Sex Military Couples
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced last week that the Pentagon is extending benefits to same-sex military couples, including legal assistance, childcare, and disability and death compensation.
Feb 20, 2013
So. Baptist's 1% Challenge Could Raise $100 Million for Missions
Of the six billion people who are living in the world today, fewer than 20 percent know Jesus Christ as their savior, according to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), which is motivating its member churches to take on the 1% Challenge to increase giving to the Cooperative Program.
Feb 20, 2013
Jubilee: Thousands of Students Learn How to Be Change Agents for Christ
Every year since 1978, the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO), has hosted the Jubilee conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., to inspire students to live out their Christian faith in every area of their lives.
Feb 20, 2013
Calif. Woman: I'm a Millionaire Because I Had an Abortion at 18
In a newly posted video that pro-life groups are circulating on the Internet, Russell Hunter of Abolish Human Abortion is filmed talking to pro-abortion advocates when a woman in the crowd declares: "I'm a millionaire because I had an abortion when I was 18."
Feb 13, 2013
Bill Gates' Monopoly on Education Standards to Cost States $16 Billion
Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder Bill Gates is spending millions to bankroll the Common Core education standards that have been embraced by the Obama administration.
Feb 13, 2013
Conn. Bill to Require Homeschoolers to Undergo Behavioral Health Assessments
A controversial bill requiring behavioral health assessments of all home-schooled and public school educated children has been introduced in Connecticut.
Feb 11, 2013
HIS Nets: Churches and the Life-Saving Power of Malaria Nets
Since 2008, HIS Nets, a Christian nonprofit, has distributed more than 130,000 nets to families, pregnant women, and children who live in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Haiti and other countries that are impacted by the malaria epidemic.
Feb 11, 2013
Obama Nominates First Openly Gay Federal Appeals Court Judge
President Obama last week nominated Justice Department attorney Todd M. Hughes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. If confirmed by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Hughes would be the first openly gay federal appeals court judge – a prospect that is being lauded by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups, such as the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.