Samuel Smith
Deputy Managing Editor
Samuel Smith serves as Deputy Managing Editor for The Christian Post. He began working for CP in 2014 as a staff reporter. Before joining CP, Smith covered Maryland state politics as well as college and high school athletics for various news outlets. He graduated with a journalism degree from Towson University.
His areas of interest include human rights, politics and sports. Smith also serves on the international missions team of his local church. He lives in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with his family.
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Vineyard Columbus raises $13 million in 6 weeks to open 5 new campuses
The Vineyard Columbus, one of Ohio’s largest megachurches, has raised over $13 million in six weeks to help the congregation build five new campuses over the next decade.
China in a persecution category 'all by itself;' USCIRF releases annual report
Persecution against believers in China was front and center as the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 20th annual report Monday morning.
Evangelical leaders call on Christians to take on 'biblical view' of immigration, love one's neighbor
The Evangelical Immigration Table is encouraging Christians to take on a “biblical view” of immigration by loving one's neighbor and supporting policy that allows undocumented immigrants to earn legal status.
Pastor of Sri Lankan church bombed on Easter forgives attacker: 'You are His child'
The pastor of one of the churches bombed in the Easter Sunday suicide attacks claimed by the Islamic State in Sri Lanka has offered forgiveness to the perpetrators and those who sent them.
Crossroads names Phil Heller new lead pastor months after Patrick Garcia firing
Crossroads Christian Church in Indiana has named a new lead pastor months after the ousting of the megachurch’s former Pastor Patrick Garcia and the departure of other pastors who established a new church.
Uber fires 'hero' driver who refused to take student to get an abortion
Pro-lifers are rallying around a “hero” Uber driver who was fired for not taking a passenger to an abortion clinic and instead dropped her off at a gas station.
Judge blocks Trump admin.'s Title X rule stripping abortion clinics of funding
A federal judge in Washington has issued a preliminary nationwide injunction blocking the Trump administration’s new Title X family planning policy barring funding recipients from promoting or referring women for abortion days before it was to go into effect.
Americans who favor New Testament most likely to oppose gay marriage, be pro-life: poll
Americans who say the New Testament is their favorite Testament in the Bible are more likely to oppose gay marriage and say they are pro-life than those who prefer the Old Testament, according to new data.
Gospel for Asia social worker lost 5 family members in Sri Lanka Easter bombings
A social worker affiliated with Gospel for Asia lost five family members in the Easter Sunday bombings that took the lives of over 250 people, the humanitarian mission agency announced Thursday.
Nepal arrests 4 Christians over 'false' conversion allegation; US citizen deported
Four Christians have been arrested in Nepal, including a United States citizen, months after a controversial law criminalizing religious conversion went into effect in the Asian nation.
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