THIRUVANANTHAPURAM/KOCHI: Various church factions in Kerala on Friday urged the people to go and vote for those supporting secularism and democracy in the general elections in the southern state. Voting commenced in all 20 Lok Sabha seats of the state at 7 am today. Archbishop Raphael Thattil of the influential Syro-Malabar Church, after casting his … Read more
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Katie McKown was hired as senior pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Paducah, Ky., in February 2023. | YouTube/Kyle Lake Center The Southern Baptist Convention has disfellowshiped four more churches deemed not to be in friendly cooperation with the denomination’s regulations, including one for having a … Read more
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has received the official report of the 16 January explosion that occurred at Adeyi Avenue in Bodija, Ibadan, in which five persons died.The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Fatai Owoseni, made this known on Wednesday while briefing journalists shortly after the presentation of the report to the … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, February 02, 2024 Getty Images Over half of people of faith in the United States intend to increase their giving to charity and houses of worship in 2024 compared to last year, while more than a third plan to stay at about the same rate, according to a … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, January 28, 2024 A worship service at St. John’s United Methodist Church of Aiken, South Carolina, on November. 12, 2023. | Screengrab: YouTube/St. Johns UMC of Aiken Congregations within the United Methodist Church continue to leave the mainline Protestant denomination, even after an official disaffiliation process expired at … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, January 10, 2024 Getty Images/Exkalibur A ministry resource center at a seminary based in Washington, D.C., has listed seven trends that it believes will impact church leadership in the new year. In a report published last week, the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary laid … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Sunday, December 17, 2023 The headquarters for the Brotherhood Mutual Foundation, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. | Courtesy Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Company A nonprofit established by a prominent Christian insurance company has awarded $150,000 in grants to five church charities that seek to advance the Kingdom of God in … Read more
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Saturday, December 09, 2023 The Called Annual Conference Session of the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church, which was held at Anderson United Methodist Church of Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. | Screengrab: YouTube/Mississippi United Methodist Conference The United Methodist Church has approved the disaffiliation of … Read more
