Report: Religious giving tops $100 billion in 2007
July 17, 2008
GLENVIEW, Ill. — Giving to religious charities and congregations passed the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2007, according to a recent report
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Catholic bishops reject changes to prayers at Mass
July 17, 2008
WASHINGTON — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops have rejected a new translation of Mass prayers, a rare instance of U.S. prelates denying a Vatican-ordered liturgical
Walter elected president of Evangelical Covenant
July 17, 2008
GREEN LAKE, Wis. — Gary B. Walter was elected the ninth president of the Chicago-based Evangelical Covenant Church June 25 at the denomination’s annual meeting
PCA taps missions executive as moderator
July 17, 2008
DALLAS — A missions executive was elected June 10 as the new moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), the denomination announced. Paul D.
State’s first Super Summer camp equips youth to lead
July 17, 2008
T-shirts, name tags and flip-flops give the illusion of a run-of-the-mill youth camp, but Super Summer is anything but ordinary. “It is totally different than
State disaster relief teams continue work in Midwest
July 10, 2008
The thought of traveling more than 14 hours to Iowa, sleeping on cots in churches and working all day cleaning and gutting muddy, waterlogged homes
Baptists continue tradition of teddy bear ministries for hurting children
July 10, 2008
Don’t say that Betty French has a bear problem. It’s true she’s got more teddy bears in her basement than most people have ever seen
Baptist Health System sells its stake in Trinity Medical Center
July 10, 2008
Birmingham’s Baptist Health System (BHS) has reduced its hospital count by more than half in the past five years. With the recent sale of its
