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Christian news on The Christian Post. en https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-the-final-papal-coronation.html Events from this week in Christian history include the birth of Andraé Crouch, Anglican missionaries coming to Borneo, and the final papal coronation performed.]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:48:00 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-the-final-papal-coronation https://www.christianpost.com/news/churches-are-neglecting-marriage-crisis-jimmy-evans-warns.html A generation raised amid divorce, relationship instability and cultural confusion about commitment is approaching marriage with unprecedented hesitation, Pastor Jimmmy Evans warns.]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400 churches-are-neglecting-marriage-crisis-jimmy-evans-warns https://www.christianpost.com/news/lawsuit-alleging-gateway-church-misused-tithes-dismissed.html A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit accusing Gateway Church and its former leaders of misusing millions of dollars in donations, ruling that the First Amendment bars civil courts from deciding disputes over how churches manage and distribute charitable funds.]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:10:57 -0400 lawsuit-alleging-gateway-church-misused-tithes-dismissed https://www.christianpost.com/news/pca-votes-on-female-deacons-report-on-christian-nationalism.html The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America voted against an overture Thursday to allow women to serve as ordained deacons in the denomination, which has been conducting its annual meeting this week in Louisville, Kentucky.]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:23:09 -0400 pca-votes-on-female-deacons-report-on-christian-nationalism https://www.christianpost.com/news/phil-johnson-announces-retirement-from-grace-to-you.html Less than a year after Pastor John MacArthur's death, the longtime head of his Grace to You ministry has announced he is retiring after more than four decades, citing an incurable cancer diagnosis and the need for a new generation of leadership.]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:48:00 -0400 phil-johnson-announces-retirement-from-grace-to-you https://www.christianpost.com/news/pca-unanimously-elects-fred-greco-as-new-stated-clerk.html The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America unanimously elected the Rev. Fred Greco as the denomination's fifth permanent stated clerk during its annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday evening.]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:12:57 -0400 pca-unanimously-elects-fred-greco-as-new-stated-clerk https://www.christianpost.com/news/florida-church-staffer-arrested-on-digital-voyeurism-charges.html Charles Barton Lucas was arrested last week on digital voyeurism charges after illicit images from the church bathroom and another area were reportedly found on the suspect's work computer.]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:09:00 -0400 florida-church-staffer-arrested-on-digital-voyeurism-charges https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-seeks-2m-to-help-rebuild-173-y-o-brooklyn-church.html James E. Steward II, the longtime pastor of the South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn, New York, has vowed to rebuild the church after a massive fire destroyed its historic building on Friday, and he’s seeking your help to raise $2 million to do it.]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:31:59 -0400 pastor-seeks-2m-to-help-rebuild-173-y-o-brooklyn-church https://www.christianpost.com/news/acna-sets-trial-for-former-archbishop-stephen-wood.html The Anglican Church in North America has set a trial date for its former archbishop, marking a major development in a case that has shaken the denomination and prompted broader reforms to its disciplinary system.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:00:49 -0400 acna-sets-trial-for-former-archbishop-stephen-wood https://www.christianpost.com/news/craig-hagin-was-living-double-life-rhema-bible-church-says.html Days after firing his son as co-pastor, Rhema Bible Church founder Kenneth W. Hagin revealed that Craig W. Hagin had been living a "double life" that he described as both "shocking and devastating."]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:50:17 -0400 craig-hagin-was-living-double-life-rhema-bible-church-says https://www.christianpost.com/news/jimmy-carters-former-church-gets-another-woman-pastor.html Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia, where the late President Jimmy Carter taught Sunday school for years, has hired its second woman pastor after the first one quit after less than two years on the job.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:05:35 -0400 jimmy-carters-former-church-gets-another-woman-pastor https://www.christianpost.com/news/willie-jordan-of-fred-jordan-missions-dies-at-93.html Willie L. Jordan, the longtime missionary, broadcaster and former president of Fred Jordan Missions, a faith-based ministry on Skid Row, a Los Angeles district known for homelessness, died at her home in Glendora, California. She was 93.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:37:41 -0400 willie-jordan-of-fred-jordan-missions-dies-at-93 https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-pcusa-elects-first-black-leader.html Events from this week in Christian history include the recanting of Galileo, J. Gresham Machen getting ordained, and the PCUSA electing its first black leader.]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:21:49 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-pcusa-elects-first-black-leader https://www.christianpost.com/news/national-cathedral-to-hold-america-250-interfaith-service.html The National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., is celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence with an interfaith service on July 3, days after hosting a Holy Eucharist service celebrating LGBT pride.]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:09:00 -0400 national-cathedral-to-hold-america-250-interfaith-service https://www.christianpost.com/news/episcopal-church-seeks-to-offload-manhattan-headquarters.html After decades of deliberations about relocating from their midtown Manhattan headquarters in New York City, the Episcopal Church is now looking to offload the nearly $52 million property at 815 2nd Avenue through a long-term ground lease with a group that would redevelop their 12-story building into affordable housing.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:28:00 -0400 episcopal-church-seeks-to-offload-manhattan-headquarters https://www.christianpost.com/news/most-churches-think-patriotic-elements-shouldnt-be-in-worship.html As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day and the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary, fewer Protestant pastors believe patriotic displays belong in church worship services.]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:30:44 -0400 most-churches-think-patriotic-elements-shouldnt-be-in-worship https://www.christianpost.com/news/prominent-amarillo-pastor-is-fired-after-prostitution-arrest.html David A. Ritchie, a religion instructor and the prominent lead pastor of Redeemer Christian Church in Amarillo, Texas, has been fired following his arrest over the weekend in a prostitution sting.]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:39:00 -0400 prominent-amarillo-pastor-is-fired-after-prostitution-arrest https://www.christianpost.com/news/indiana-church-opens-clothes-bank-for-the-needy.html An Indiana church that has fed its neighbors for more than a decade is now working to clothe them, too.]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:05:00 -0400 indiana-church-opens-clothes-bank-for-the-needy https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-greg-locke-apologizes-for-public-fight-with-daniel-adams.html Almost three years after publicly cutting ties with Daniel Adams and his ministry, The Supernatural Life, Greg Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, has apologized for the way he raised concerns about Adams’ platforming of false prophets.]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:29:16 -0400 pastor-greg-locke-apologizes-for-public-fight-with-daniel-adams https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-touchdown-jesus-destroyed.html Events from this week in Christian history include the destruction of “Touchdown Jesus,” St. Isaac’s Cathedral reopening, and Howell Harris having a born-again experience.]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:20:00 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-touchdown-jesus-destroyed