BEIJING—Unable to buy a train ticket, or even see a doctor at a hospital, a Chinese pastor found that his even after release from prison, he is not quite free. The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison while coming back from a missionary trip in Myanmar. Now back […]
At a time when faith is increasingly under fire, Pastor Jack Hibbs, Tony Perkins, and Larry Elder talk to Kelly Wright about contending for the faith. They explain that they see the value in keeping faith in the marketplace, in the government, and in your house.
A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey pastor and town councilwoman will remain in custody in Virginia until a June 29 extradition hearing after a hearing Friday was postponed, court records show. Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, of Portsmouth, Virginia, had previously lived in Sayreville, where victim Eunice Dwumfour lived with her 11-year-old […]
A Florida pastor and his son were arrested on Wednesday over allegations of fraud related to more than $8 million in COVID loans, which they reportedly tried spending on a luxury residence. Evan Edwards, 64, and his son Joshua Edwards, 30, were arrested at their home in New Smyrna Beach, about 15 miles south of […]
ADA, Okla.—An Oklahoma man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a pastor at the request of the pastor’s wife. Kahlil Square pleaded guilty in September to first-degree murder in the 2021 shooting death of David Evans in Ada while Evans slept. After he was sentenced Tuesday the 27-year-old […]
INDIANAPOLIS—A man found guilty of murder, robbery, and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in was sentenced Friday to 86 years in prison. Larry Jo Taylor Jr. in September also was convicted after a four-day bench trial of burglary, theft, criminal confinement, and carrying a handgun without a […]
A young athlete from Atlanta became a gang boss, lured in by the propagation of gang life from Hollywood and the music industry. He then became a pastor through the power of forgiveness.
After Roe was overturned, Politicians and Legal Officers are calling on the Justice Department to take action. Senator Chuck Grassley is seeking an FBI Briefing on pro-abortion extremism, saying communities nationwide are now facing violence. In Texas, Attorney General Ken Paxton is urging the DOJ to investigate threats and attacks against pro-life judges and organizations. […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The “heroic actions” of a Tennessee pastor who tackled a man waving and pointing a gun during a service “saved a church from further violence,” police said. No shots were fired during the incident Sunday at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church, Metro Nashville Police said in a statement. The 26-year-old man pulled a gun […]
Santa Clara County called for the arrest and jail time for Pastor Mike McClure and Pastor Carson Atherley for not enforcing church members to follow COVID-19 guidelines. The attorney representing Calvary Chapel San Jose, Robert Tyler, said that jail time is possible, but the court is seeking monetary fines, rather than jail time. This was […]
Many clergy personnel participated in the “Stop the Steal” protest and rally in Washington on Saturday. Pastor Brian Gibson said that the United States will never be a marxist nation. Gibson says he believes the election and encouraged Americans to stand up against communism. “I believe the wicked men have stolen the American election, and […]
BATON ROUGE, La.—Louisiana authorities arrested a pastor on an assault charge on Tuesday after he admitted that he drove his church bus toward a man who has been protesting his decision to hold mass gatherings in defiance of public health orders during the CCP virus pandemic. The police department in Central, a suburb of the […]
Jarrid Wilson, a Southern California pastor who with his wife founded the outreach group “Anthem of Hope” to help people coping with depression and suicidal thoughts, took his own life, a church official said.
Jarrid Wilson, a popular pastor known for his work in mental health advocacy at a Southern California megachurch, has died by suicide, Senior Pastor Greg Laurie with Harvest Christian Fellowship Church said in a statement.
A California pastor, who is also a father to two young children, appeared to have struck a chord with hundreds of people after he commented on actress Alyssa Milano’s remarks in which she said her life would be “completely lacking all its great joys” had she not earlier had two abortions. Jarrid Wilson, a pastor […]
