The ex-wife of Hillsong Church's first black lead pastor insists his infidelity led to him being extorted by a trans-identified male prostitute, to whom she claims he paid $10,000 to keep quiet, even though he denies being unfaithful during his marriage.
A Florida church community is mourning the death of one of its pastors, a father of four, who was killed in a motorcycle crash last week. During Sunday's worship service, the church gathered for the first time since his death to hear a message on "faith in the valleys."
Brian Coffey, the interim lead pastor of the multi-campus Chapelstreet Church in Geneva, Illinois, has been accused in a lawsuit of knowingly allowing a former youth leader, who admitted to abusing a minor, to continue to work with children resulting in the sexual abuse of the son of two missionaries connected to the church.
Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas is set to host world-renowned New Testament scholar N.T. Wright for a three-day conference focused on the Apostle Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi.
Adrian Davis, a former pastor of a now-defunct campus of a megachurch in Alabama, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of diverting over $400,000 from church funds. Prosecutors allege the money was spent on luxury purchases, vehicles, personal debt and mortgage payments.
Pastor Frederick D. Haynes III has been medically cleared to resume leadership at Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, following a period of medical leave. Haynes returned to the pulpit Sunday morning.
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include Francis McDougall being consecrated bishop, five nuns being martyred during the French Revolution, and a Virginia megachurch founder being sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, shared his thoughts in a Sept. 28 video about the duration of most contemporary sermons and says he may have found the sweet spot.
Prestonwood Baptist Church's Biblical Worldview Conference (BWC) in Texas drew nearly 5,000 attendees from over 20 states with the singular aim of becoming better equipped to reach the culture for Jesus Christ.