Daystar TV Founder ‘Dies Of Covid’
Marcus D. Lamb, the co-founder and CEO of the Christian Daystar Television Network, officially died of COVID-19, but his wife defended his televised anti-vaccination views. He was 64.
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“We forgive you:” Widow and children tell drunk driver who killed pastor
The widow and children of Minnesota church leader Verlyn Strenge used a November 24 court hearing at Clearwater County Courthouse to publicly extend forgiveness to David Nelson, the man who killed the pastor in a drunk-driving incident in Bagel, Minnesota last year, Inforum reports. Judge Eric Schieferdecker said he had never seen anything like it in his courtroom; prosecutor County Attorney Katy Lorsbach was brought to tears.
Daystar founder Marcus Lamb dies of complications from COVID-19 at 64
Daystar Television Network announced that its founder and president, Marcus Lamb, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19. He was 64.
National Bible Week: ‘Global Impact’ Bibles to be given away at special event in Washington DC
In honor of National Bible Week, the Museum of the Bible Christian organization will be giving away copies of its unique “Global Impact Bible” at David’s Tent on the Washington D.C National Mall this weekend, CBN reports. Focussing on the influence Scripture has had around the world, the Global Impact Bible is an English Standard Version containing within it “900 beautifully illustrated articles.”
Poll: Large number of US pastors in poor health; considered quitting ministry in the last year
A new poll shows that only 35% of Protestant pastors consider themselves to be in good mental, spiritual and physical health, and 38% of Protestant pastors said they were so stressed they had considered quitting full-time ministry in the last 11 months, the Barna research group reports.
Isolated Christians Turn To Satellite TV
A global Christian broadcaster says “isolated Christians” in the Middle East and North Africa use visual and digital technology to keep their faith alive amid mounting persecution.
Christian organization to build Tower of Babel model as means to confront racism
The Answers in Genesis Christian apologetics organization has announced plans to confront racism in the US through building a Tower of Babel exhibit as part of its Ark Encounter attraction in Kentucky, Christian Headlines reports. The Ark Encounter is a project designed to bring Biblical history to life and features a life-size Noah’s Ark in Williamstown.
Tennessee pastor successfully tackles gunman in church service, no shots fired
A video has gone viral showing a pastor in Nashville, Tennessee protecting his congregants by swiftly tackling and disarming a man who suddenly got up and began to brandish a gun during a church service, Yahoo News reports. Hailed as a “hero” for his actions, Pastor Ezekiel Ndikumana said the lives of his congregants at Nashville Light Mission Pentecostal Church had been in God’s hands, not his.
Most Protestant churches reopen to worshippers, survey finds
In-person church is back for 98% of Protestant churches in the U.S., a survey from the data-gathering arm of the Southern Baptist Convention revealed, but that doesn’t mean the pews are packed.
International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians: Sunday November 7th
International Day of Prayer (IDOP) 2021 falls on Sunday, November 7, and is a day for the international church to pray for believers around the world who have been harassed, silenced, tortured, displaced, wounded, maimed, and imprisoned because of their faith in Christ, CBN News reports.
Only 13% of evangelicals tithe, half give away less than 1% of income annually: study
While a majority of evangelicals say tithing — giving 10% of one’s income to the church — is a biblical commandment, only an estimated 13% engage in the practice, while half give away less than 1% of their income annually, a new study shows.
Victims Black Church Massacre Receive $88 million
The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached an $88 million settlement with families of the nine victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church in 2015.
Global Food Shortages Impact Persecuted Christians
Christen aid workers seek to expand food supplies amid concerns that global food shortages could increase Islamic terrorism and add to the misery of persecuted Christians.
US poll: Majority of born-again Christians believe all religious faiths have equal value
A new poll has shown that 61% of Americans who self-identify as born-again Christians believe that all religious faiths have equal value when it comes to going to heaven, the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Britain’s Ex-Archbishop Denies Christian Faith Is ‘Visa To Escape’ Hardship
Britain’s ex-Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned British media for suggesting that the Christian faith is “a visa advantage” for believers in the Middle East fleeing persecution and violence.
Antifa protesters disrupt Texas college campus pro-life prayer vigil: ‘F— your God!’
Antifa protesters disrupted a pro-life candlelight prayer vigil Monday night on the campus of the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton.
Over 360 Church of England churches at risk of being closed by 2026, church preservation group warns
Over 350 Church of England churches are at risk of being closed or demolished within the next five years, the church preservation charity Friends of Friendless Churches has warned.
‘Thousands Turn To Christ In Malawi’
Tens of thousands of people in Malawi indicated their decision to follow Jesus Christ at a massive evangelism campaign by preachers Andrew and Wendy Palau, organizers say.
Virginia: Archaeologists uncover one of America’s oldest black church buildings
Archaeologists in Virginia believe they have uncovered the foundation of an early 19th-century building that used to house Williamsburg’s First Baptist Church, one of America’s oldest black churches, Religious News Service (RNS) reports.
British MP Amess Killed In Church
British Conservative legislator David Amess has died after being stabbed multiple times while holding a constituency gathering at a Methodist church in southeast England, officials confirmed.