Nicole VanDyke
CP Reporter
Nicole Andrea VanDyke is a full-time Christian journalist, photojournalist and photographer. She has reported the news locally, nationally and internationally for the past eight years from a Christian perspective with a biblical worldview. Nicole began her work as a reporter for The Christian Post in August 2021, working out of CP's Washington office, covering the Church & Ministries beat.
Before joining CP, Nicole worked in print journalism, writing for local newspapers for five years. In her eight years of work in journalism, Nicole has provided front-page quality photos using various cameras and participated as a guest commentator in multiple CP podcasts.
In her free time, Nicole sings at her local church where she has served on the worship team. Nicole also volunteers as a youth ministry leader at the church, where she has preached the Gospel and mentored high school and middle school students.
Nicole wants to continue working in journalism and photojournalism for as long as she can. No matter what she does, her goal is to always spread the Gospel to as many people as she can to make disciples of all nations for the purpose of building God’s glorious kingdom on earth and in Heaven through the power that comes from the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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Pastor David Jeremiah urges Christians to be stewards of biblical truth in a 'post-truth world'
Pastor David Jeremiah of the multisite Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California, warned that Christians are living in a “post-truth world” where biblical truth is “slowly” vanishing.
Michael Youssef says blaming tragedies on sin is 'pagan thinking,' says it's natural to question God
Megachurch pastor and author Michael Youssef advised his congregation Sunday not to give in to “false guilt” when asking God “why” a tragedy occurs, insisting that “questioning God is OK.” But, he warned listeners not to believe that all tragedies are caused by sin, a mindset that he says is found in churches today.
Pastor forced out of job over tweet warning against exposing kids to LGBT Pride march gets day in court
A British Evangelical pastor who was forced out of his job as a primary school caretaker and received death threats for posting a tweet warning parents against exposing their children to nudity and sex at LGBT Pride events had his case heard this week at an employment tribunal in Cambridge.
11 children among 29 killed by stampede at Liberian worship crusade
At least 29 people, including 11 children, have been pronounced dead after a stampede at a church gathering in Liberia's capital, Monrovia, Wednesday night. Hundreds were in attendance at an all-night Christian crusade, which took place at an open-air Pentecostal church on the outskirts of the capital in the New Kru Town neighborhood when the incident happened.
Indiana pastor, elders accused of covering up child sex abuse resign amid investigation
An Indiana church is on the lookout for new leadership following the resignation of three of its elders and its pastor, who are under investigation after being accused of failing to appropriately address reports that the pastor’s underaged family member had sexually abused up to 15 children.
Tony Evans decries COVID-19 vaccine mandates, cites Romans 14: 'You should have a choice'
Pastor Tony Evans voiced opposition to vaccine mandates in a sermon this month, saying that Americans should be free to choose what chemicals they put in their bodies.
Pastors share why awareness of Jesus is vital: ‘Without God’s presence, church is a social club’
Daniel Fusco, the pastor of Vancouver’s Crossroads Community Church, and Banning Liebscher, founder of Jesus Culture Music, shared in "The Crazy Happy Podcast" that Christians need to be aware of Jesus' presence because “without God’s presence, church is a social club.”
Pastor's lost Bible shows up 15 years later, brings man to Jesus: 'The Word is alive and powerful'
When Paul Daugherty, pastor of the Oklahoma-based Victory Church lost his Bible over a decade ago, he never predicted he would ever see it again. To his surprise, 15 years later, his Bible was recovered — and it led someone to Christ.
Ex-drug user credits sobriety, salvation to church staying open amid COVID-19: 'I would be dead'
Before surrendering to Christ, Jennifer Scott was a drug user, "smoking and shooting" 7 grams of crack cocaine into her body every day. But God “used other Christians” to save her life — and she believes if it wasn’t for her church staying open during the COVID-19 lockdowns, she “would be dead.”
Andy Stanley says shutting down 'the excuse factory' essential to living God-glorifying life
Andy Stanley, the pastor of North Point Ministries, urged Christians to stop making excuses, explaining that many professing believers construct a "paper wall"— often fueled by fear or insecurity — that holds them back from living a God-glorifying life.
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