Few Churches Back to Pre-COVID Attendance | The Exchange
The vast majority of U.S. Protestant churches say they are holding in-person services, but churchgoers have yet to attend in the numbers they did before the coronavirus pandemic struck. According to the latest survey from Nashville-based LifeWay Research, 87% of Protestant
‘Nothing Short of God Himself’: Pastor Credits the Lord for Saving His Life in Battle With COVID-19
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A pastor in Tennessee with pre-existing medical conditions is crediting the Lord for saving his life after he recently ended up in the hospital on a ventilator in contracting COVID-19. “It is a miracle, me, with the age
‘The Lord Ain’t Ready for Me’: Oldest Living American Cites Faith When Asked About Longevity
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hester Ford, the oldest living American, is not ashamed to cite her faith when speaking to others about her long life. She believes that she is still here because it is not her time yet. “I’m living for
Three Evangelical Colleges Cut Tuition Prices…… | News & Reporting
Three Christian colleges are reducing tuition in hopes of attracting more students. The sticker price of an education will go down 25 percent at Seattle Pacific University this fall, 33 percent at Gordon College in Massachusetts, and 53 percent at
As a Mixed-Race Christian, I Used to Think Diversity Was Enough
My mixed-race identity is so much a part of me that when asked to bring an object that represented me to a group interview icebreaker, I came in with a blender. Perhaps my own disparate ancestries—my father is Chinese and Hawaiian,
Congregation in Israel Faces Repeated Harassment From Anti-Missionary Group
Photo Credit: Daniel Miller (Voice of the Martyrs Australia) — The Beit Hallel Messianic Congregation in Ashdod, southern Israel has experienced systematic harassment from the local anti-missionary group. The harassment includes intimidation, fear tactics, vandalism, curses, chanting, blocking the entrance to the