Pastor saves choking elderly woman during church service
A pastor in Alabama canceled a church service to save an elderly woman who was choking on mint pieces during the service. At Mount Zion Church in Cottonwood, Alabama, a visiting pastor named Brandon Stewart came to town and held a revival service. Revival worship, he says, “is about reawakening spiritual fervor; it is about […]
Rookie cop accused of striking and killing pastor
A rookie police officer in Connecticut allegedly ran over and killed a beloved local pastor while rushing to a non-emergency call, but the victim’s family is demanding that he be charged with manslaughter. He has also filed a billion dollar lawsuit. Zachary Lockwood, 24, was arrested Wednesday for a July 2023 car crash that killed […]
Southern Baptists shun church with female pastor, two others for defying sex abuse policy
The Southern Baptist Convention’s highest governing body voted Tuesday to expel four congregations. One was for placing a woman in the senior pastorate, two was for failures related to the denomination’s sexual abuse policy, and one was for lack of financial participation. The SBC’s executive committee announced the decision after a closed-door meeting at the […]
Virginia Pastor Dies from Severe Burns following Firepit Explosion
A Northern Virginia pastor died from his injuries after a gas can explosion destroyed 60% of his body. according to christian postPastor Kevin Corey was burning papers in the fireplace of his Newington-area home when a gas can accidentally exploded around 8:30pm last Wednesday. Corey’s daughter, Jenna Guercia, said: “I’m so happy that my son’s […]
Resurfaced Video of Female Megachurch Pastor Kicking Bible During Super Bowl-Themed Service Ignites Controversy
A female pastor lined up to kick off the 2020 Super Bowl Sunday on a megachurch stage. But instead of kicking the ball, she kicked her Bible. In a resurfaced video shared by a site called Protestia, report Two pastors gather center stage at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio amid irregular and possibly heretical or […]
Methodist pastor accused of dealing meth out of rectory
A Methodist pastor in Connecticut is accused of trafficking methamphetamine from his church’s parsonage, police said. Herbert Miller, 63, a pastor at the Woodbury United Methodist Church, was arrested Friday after police were alerted to allegations of the pastor’s moonlighting, which was reminiscent of a “Breaking Bad” plot. A pastor resembling Walter White was arrested […]
Pastor Aaron Ivey, Husband of Podcaster Jamie Ivey, Fired over Explicit Texts with Male
Aaron Ivey, worship pastor and podcaster husband jamie ivywas fired from his position at the Texas-based megachurch Austin Stone Church after the church revealed that he engaged in “ongoing inappropriate and explicit text messages with an adult male.” Ta. according to religion news servicea multi-campus evangelical church, fired Mr. Ivey last Monday after elders found […]
Connecticut pastor charged with selling crystal meth out of church rectory
A Connecticut pastor has been arrested on suspicion of selling methamphetamine from his church parsonage, police said. A Woodbury United Methodist Church pastor was taken into custody Friday after police received a drug call, authorities said. Cannabis shortage in Connecticut, oversupply in New York market The pastor was charged with drug possession with intent to […]
Ohio pastor sues city after he was charged for housing homeless people at church
An Ohio pastor sues a city after authorities ordered him to stop sheltering homeless people in his rented church building and also accused him of violating city zoning regulations. ing. Chris Abell, the pastor of Dad's Place Church in Bryan, Ohio, says in his 43-page book that city officials have violated his religious beliefs by […]
Pastor Greg Laurie to Release First Episode of ‘Entertaining and Evangelistic’ Cartoon Series
Greg Laurie, a California pastor and founder of Harvest Crusades, plans to release a new comic book series that he describes as “funny and evangelistic.” Laurie wrote on social media: The Adventures of Ben Born Again and Yellow Dog immediately video post. “I'm excited to announce that my comic book characters Ben Born Again and […]