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After weeks of turmoil, House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson on Wednesday as the new speaker of the House, an act the Louisiana congressman suggested was ordained by God.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is preparing to gather Christian leaders from around Europe for a major gathering on evangelism.

A special revival service is heading into its fourth night Thursday with plans to go through Sunday, as hundreds are traveling to Gainesville, Georgia to be a part of a “move of God” taking place at Free Chapel Church.

As thousands of immigrants cross the United States’ southern border illegally every week, a recent report by two global Christian relief organizations has found that the U.S. has reduced the resettlement of Christians fleeing global persecution by 70% compared to 2016.

Eleven Church of England bishops have announced that they reject the denomination’s House of Bishops’ plans to introduce blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples in legal partnerships, Christian Today (CT) reports. The ceremonies involve denomination-approved Prayers of Love and Faith that clergy who have chosen to conduct such blessings can use.

Amid other recent reports of Christian spiritual revival around the United States, a church in Texas announced it has seen a “record-breaking” number of baptisms for the third consecutive year, CBN News reports. The Champion Forest congregation in Houston, Texas saw 755 baptisms this church year (October 1 – September 30), CBN reports.

Amid the global plagues of sex trafficking and child pornography, the US-based Christian organization All Things Possible Ministries has helped to free 40,000 trafficked women and children around the world, CBN News reports.

Loren Cunningham, the visionary founder of the global missions and evangelism movement Youth with a Mission (YWAM), who preached the Gospel to virtually every corner on Earth, has died from cancer.

A devoted Dutch Christian has destroyed hundreds of “idols” made of ceramic in the Netherlands, saying there is “only one God and that is Yahweh.”

Churches must work to restore healthy marriages and fatherhood to combat a growing decline in Christianity, according to a survey released by a faith-based group.

With just moments to spare, police were able to prevent what they said would have been a “diabolical” mass shooting at Park Valley Church in Haymarket, northern Virginia on Sunday, CBN News reports.

The U.S. is no longer a “safe haven” for people fleeing religious persecution, according to a new report noting massive declines in U.S. arrivals by Christian, Jewish and Muslim refugees, among others.

More than 120 people were reportedly baptized during a recent revival event on the Corpus Christi campus of Texas A&M University, a gathering that has spurred increased attendance in church young adult groups in recent weeks.

The director of safety at a Baptist church in California is preparing his congregation to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to defend themselves against mass shootings, Christian Headlines (CH) reports.

U.S. Churches, universities, and the army say Christian “revival fires” have broken out across the United States, with many turning to faith in Christ Jesus and impromptu massive baptism services.

A Christian “revival” has broken out at a university in the U.S. state of Alabama, with hundreds of students participating in spontaneous baptisms after a prayer and worship rally attended by thousands, witnesses say.

An American Christian non-profit organization that works to help US sex trafficking survivors receive healing and a safe place to recover has been able to assist thousands of victims since its founding 12 years ago, the Christian Post (CP) reports. 

Thirty-six North Carolina congregations who are separating from the United Methodist Church have resolved a lawsuit they filed against the UMC and will now be able leave the denomination according to a disaffiliation plan approved by church leaders in 2019, the Religion News Service (RNS) reports.

A new study by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows that many US churches with aging members are struggling to attract young people in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and attendant lockdowns, the Christian Post (CP) reports. The study is based on responses gathered from 4,809 churches across 58 denominational groups between January and May 2023.