Church Solutions

3 Catholic Women Will Become Priests, Risk Excommunication

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:53:16 PDT

Despite the threat of excommunication from the Vatican, three woman will be ordained as Catholic priests the weekend of July 18-19 at a church in Boston, according to WCVB-TV in Boston.The ceremony will take place at the Church of the Covenant in the Back Bay section of the city. The congregation hosting the ordination, however, is not Catholic but is ... (285 words)

Man Robs Church Volunteer at Gunpoint, Steals Offering

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:10:39 PDT

A man robbed a church volunteer at gunpoint Sunday at Holy Family Church in Camillus, N.Y., and made off with the offering from the service.According to WSYR-TV in nearby Syracuse, N.Y., the volunteer was organizing the giving envelopes immediately after a 10:30 a.m. worship service when a man approached the volunteer with a pellet gun and demanded the collection plates. ... (180 words)

Church Cancels Gun Giveaway at Teen Conference

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:20:48 PDT

For Windsor Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, a gun is not a weapon of violence but a weapon of evangelism. According to KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City, the church had planned to give away a semiautomatic AR-15 rifle as a raffle prize to a teenager at a youth conference but canceled the controversial prize giveaway because one of the event ... (211 words)

Man Falls During Religious Experience, Sues Church

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:50:35 PDT

When worshippers are asked to “fall to their knees,” they usually do it in a controlled way that doesn’t cause injury. But one man claims his spiritual awakening was unsafe, as he fell and aggrevated a recurring injury. Now he wants $2.5 million from the nondenominational Lakewind Church in Knoxville, Tenn.Matt Lincoln, 58, reportedly fell during worship in June 2007 ... (272 words)

Churches Find Pastors on Ebay? Ala. Pastor Hopes So

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:51:26 PDT

An Alabama pastor is looking for a church home – and he’ll go to the highest bidder on eBay.CBS-42 TV in Birmingham, Ala., reported that Pastor Chad Smith put himself and his family on eBay as he looks for a new church congregation. “We’ve gotten quite a few e-mails just asking, you know, ‘Are you as crazy as we think ... (238 words)