https://www.christianpost.com/category/church-ministries Copyright © 2000-2026 christianpost.com. All rights reserved. Christian news on The Christian Post. en https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-in-wales-votes-to-make-same-sex-blessings-permanent.html The Church in Wales Governing Body has voted to make same-sex blessings permanent following a five-year trial period in which they were allowed on a temporary basis. ]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:21:37 -0400 church-in-wales-votes-to-make-same-sex-blessings-permanent https://www.christianpost.com/news/jd-hall-embezzlement-case-is-dismissed.html An embezzlement case against once popular polemics blogger Jordan Daniel "J.D." Hall, who served as pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church in Sidney, Montana, has been dismissed, and his court files sealed after his successful fulfillment of a deferred sentencing agreement, court records show.]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:27:00 -0400 jd-hall-embezzlement-case-is-dismissed https://www.christianpost.com/news/fount-church-nyc-pastors-did-not-engage-in-fraud-report.html An independent investigation conducted by global law firm Dentons has cleared founding pastors of Fount Church in New York City of allegations that they racked up $1.4 million in transactions on a church credit card after a former board member made that claim, the church’s board of directors has announced.]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:08 -0400 fount-church-nyc-pastors-did-not-engage-in-fraud-report https://www.christianpost.com/news/craig-carlisle-to-be-nominated-for-sbc-1st-vice-president.html Pastor Craig Carlisle is expected to be nominated for the position of first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention at the denomination’s annual meeting in June.]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:51:00 -0400 craig-carlisle-to-be-nominated-for-sbc-1st-vice-president https://www.christianpost.com/news/pcusa-reveals-why-some-members-quit-giving-report.html The PCUSA recently reviewed a report examining the reasons why some members have quit giving to the liberal mainline denomination.]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:48:14 -0400 pcusa-reveals-why-some-members-quit-giving-report https://www.christianpost.com/news/robert-jeffress-warns-christians-of-israeli-isolation.html As the United States prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, Pastor Robert Jeffress says the nation needs to remember its roots as it looks toward the future.]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:01:05 -0400 robert-jeffress-warns-christians-of-israeli-isolation https://www.christianpost.com/news/bethel-church-announces-governance-review.html Months after Bethel Church announced pastor Ben Armstrong had been placed on administrative leave, the church says it is bringing in additional third-party oversight and has confirmed the firm leading an independent investigation into sexual abuse allegations against the longtime ministry leader.]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:04:44 -0400 bethel-church-announces-governance-review https://www.christianpost.com/news/jeremy-shoulta-who-pastored-jimmy-carters-church-dies-at-42.html The Rev. Jeremy Shoulta, the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, who previously served as pastor of the church attended by former President Jimmy Carter, has died after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 42.]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:37:00 -0400 jeremy-shoulta-who-pastored-jimmy-carters-church-dies-at-42 https://www.christianpost.com/news/evan-lenow-elected-new-president-of-erlc.html Evan Lenow has been unanimously elected the new president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention.]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:30:47 -0400 evan-lenow-elected-new-president-of-erlc https://www.christianpost.com/news/this-week-in-christian-history-pope-bashes-french-revolution.html Events from this week in Christian history include the birth of Richard Harvey Cain, Pope Pius VI denouncing the French Revolution, and the movie “Heaven is for Real” being released to theaters.]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:34:00 -0400 this-week-in-christian-history-pope-bashes-french-revolution https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-brian-tome-suspended-after-horse-whip-investigation.html Brian Tome, the founding and senior pastor of Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been suspended for one month after church leaders independently substantiated an allegation that he used a horse whip on a man who visited his church office more than a decade ago.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:11:00 -0400 pastor-brian-tome-suspended-after-horse-whip-investigation https://www.christianpost.com/news/god-is-moving-church-launches-biblical-counseling-center.html A Tennessee church and a local Baptist association have converted a storage shed into a biblical counseling center to serve people in the community during their time of need.]]> Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:17:00 -0400 god-is-moving-church-launches-biblical-counseling-center https://www.christianpost.com/news/marvin-sapps-wife-says-church-funds-did-not-pay-for-wedding.html The wife of gospel singer and pastor Marvin Sapp shot down critics of their lavish wedding on Sunday, insisting that the couple did not use church funds to pay for last month's celebration of their nuptials, which featured a helicopter and sea of flowers.]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:15:00 -0400 marvin-sapps-wife-says-church-funds-did-not-pay-for-wedding https://www.christianpost.com/news/texas-pastor-warns-us-will-have-ceased-to-exist-by-end-times.html Pastor Robert Jeffress says that his upcoming Sunday message on the United States’ 250th anniversary won’t be the “typical flag-waving, rah-rah patriotic service” some might expect.]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:38:51 -0400 texas-pastor-warns-us-will-have-ceased-to-exist-by-end-times https://www.christianpost.com/news/tennessee-church-gives-hundreds-of-commuters-free-gas.html Amid rapidly escalating gas prices worldwide, a Tennessee church recently pumped out free gasoline for hundreds of commuters.]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:57:00 -0400 tennessee-church-gives-hundreds-of-commuters-free-gas https://www.christianpost.com/news/where-is-iran-in-the-bible-heres-the-biblical-backstory.html The word “Iran” doesn't appear in the Bible, but the names of the peoples and empires that occupied that land are written into the biblical narrative.]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:20:17 -0400 where-is-iran-in-the-bible-heres-the-biblical-backstory https://www.christianpost.com/news/black-megachurch-donates-over-1-million-to-stop-evictions.html A historically black megachurch in Virginia has donated more than $1 million to help pay off the debts of over 300 families in public housing.]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:36:46 -0400 black-megachurch-donates-over-1-million-to-stop-evictions https://www.christianpost.com/news/protestants-see-greater-growth-catholics-report-more-stability.html When it comes to giving, Protestants and Catholics may be more alike than one might expect.]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:40 -0400 protestants-see-greater-growth-catholics-report-more-stability https://www.christianpost.com/news/nt-wright-addresses-second-coming-salvation-and-unseen-realm.html In a wide-ranging episode of his podcast Ask N.T. Wright Anything, New Testament scholar N.T. Wright tackled some of Christianity’s most complex theological questions, from the meaning of the Second Coming to the fate of those who have never heard the Gospel.]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:37:23 -0400 nt-wright-addresses-second-coming-salvation-and-unseen-realm https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-celebrates-bulletproof-god-on-easter-sunday.html A Maryland pastor who said he was shot and carjacked at his home last Wednesday showed up at his pulpit full of praise and a testimony on Easter Sunday that sent his congregation into frenetic exultation as he recounted how he was protected by a “bulletproof God.”]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:11:08 -0400 pastor-celebrates-bulletproof-god-on-easter-sunday