A school district in northern Utah on Tuesday reversed its prior decision to remove The Holy Bible from its middle and elementary schools. The Davis School District determined the texts were appropriate for students and will now be available in all district libraries, district officials said at a board meeting on Tuesday. The reversal comes after 70 … Continued
The Table – National Communion Celebration July 3, 2023 | Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Friend,What is the National Communion Celebration? More than 300 leaders in the Body of Christ will gather at Independence Hall for this historic celebration. Thousands more will join online from their churches, homes, and communities. Our focus is singular: the … Continued
Charges were dropped against a self-professing Christian “street preacher” who was arrested while citing the Bible in protest of an LGBTQ Pride event in Reading, Pennsylvania, authorities said. Damon Atkins was arrested June 6 for “disorderly conduct, engaged in fighting,” but the charges were dropped after an official review of video evidence, the Berks County District Attorney’s … Continued
US courts have long wrestled with the extent to which government funding can be used at private religious schools. And on June 5, 2023, Oklahoma’s five-person Statewide Virtual Charter School Board pushed this much-debated question into new territory by approving plans for a religious charter school—the first in the nation. Under the proposed charter, St. Isidore … Continued
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after he began preaching from the Bible on public property during a protest against a nearby pride event. The incident happened June 3 at a pride month rally in the city of Reading, located more than 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where a crowd that included drag performers and small … Continued
More than 4,000 people were baptized off the beaches of Southern California on Pentecost Sunday as part of a revival event organized by several congregations. On May 28, around 300 churches came to Pirates Cove Beach under the banner of the event “Baptize SoCal,” with a recorded number of 4,166 people being baptized. Pastor Mark … Continued
The King James Bible is being removed from elementary and middle school libraries in Davis County, Utah, after a complaint that it contained passages describing sex and violence. High schools in the county will still be able to keep the scriptures on their library shelves. A three-person committee, appointed by the county school district to … Continued
A North Dakota Christian school has collected nearly 1,500 pounds of donated nonperishable food items and over $650 in funds during an event to benefit a local food pantry. Hope Christian Academy in Dickinson held the fundraiser spearheaded by Wendy Timmerman’s second-grade class on May 19. As the school year came to a close, Timmerman’s second-grade … Continued
One hundred forty-one congregations in Pennsylvania have officially left the United Methodist Church, largely because of the ongoing debate over sexual ethics in the mainline Protestant denomination. At a special session of the UMC, Susquehanna Annual Conference held Wednesday at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, the disaffiliations of 141 churches were approved. This leaves 665 … Continued
Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Lamar Jackson recently attended a press conference discussing his team and his new record-breaking five-year contract with the team. During the conference, Jackson spoke of the incredible effect God and prayer have had on him, his life, and his career as a professional football player. At the press conference, which was hosted on … Continued
Over 60 people gathered in Harrisburg last week to pray and learn about policy updates during the state’s first Prayer & Policy Summit, put on by Intercessors for America (IFA). Leaders from both branches of the legislature spoke, as did others in positions within the government and outside it. Because of the size of the … Continued
A Texas state lawmaker who voted against rating pornographic materials in school libraries is leading a legislative effort to oppose the placing of the Ten Commandments in public schools. State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, has accused his Republican colleagues of “trying to force public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom” under a bill passed … Continued
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