Palm Sunday worshipers got a look at prizes to be raffled off at Hope Church's in Memphis later this month. barbecue festival and car show A wide-screen TV. A large ceramic grill. A Yeti cooler. A set of golf clubs. A 12-gauge shotgun. It wasn't loaded. It wasn't fake, either.

Here’s who Mary Magdalene was: one of Jesus Christ’s original followers, the last to stay with him while he was nailed to the cross and, Christians believe, the first to see his empty tomb and his resurrection. Here’s who she wasn’t: a reformed or forgiven prostitute.

Tonight’s (April 13) 8 p.m. Maundy Service at New Life Community Church, in many ways, was made possible by a willingness by its congregation to evolve. The service will lead New Life into its first Easter service celebrating as a unified church. New Life represents the union of the former Luling....

CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - The church where a man shot nine parishioners and told authorities he hoped the incident would start a race war is hosting a discussion on Race in America Thursday night. Citadel Professor and current Charleston Mayor Joe Riley is putting on the event at Mother Emanuel AME Church.

Posted 1:52 PM, April 13, 2017, by Tribune Media Wire CLEVELAND-- Simple acts like blowing out the candles on a birthday cake are easy to take for granted. But on Tim Cox’s 59th birthday last November, this simple gesture of love was a difficult, yet rewarding, accomplishment.

There was a rousing cheer as City Harvest Church (CHC) founder Kong Hee walked onstage yesterday at the packed Suntec convention centre auditorium. But as he addressed the congregation that had gathered for the 5pm service, the crowd numbering in the thousands grew quiet.

United Airlines isn’t the only US carrier under fire for allegedly mistreating passengers. A Korean pastor sued American Airlines on Thursday because he claims the airline kept him off a flight he purchased tickets for simply because of his background, according to Benny Shin, 75, filed the lawsuit....

CLEVELAND-- Simple acts like blowing out the candles on a birthday cake are easy to take for granted. But on Tim Cox’s 59th birthday last November, this simple gesture of love was a difficult, yet rewarding, accomplishment. "I just count today as one of the many special blessings," Cox told WJW . "Each day is a new day but they mean more to me now.

Kate Murphy was driving to work in East Charlotte not long ago when she saw a car that looked like it had some words painted on it. She pulled up for a closer look and saw that yes, they were words. But they were more than words. They were anti-Muslim slurs.

"With the current evidence the fire is classified as undetermined," government spokesman Paul Bradley said in an email on Thursday. Investigations by the Office of the Fire Marshal can have four outcomes: accidental, incendiary, natural or undetermined, said Bradley.

Representatives of Utah's Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths have joined in calling on all community members to unite in addressing homelessness issues with compassion and civility. In a news release Thursday, the nine leaders noted that the "depth and strength of a community's character" may best....

(Di giovedì 13 aprile 2017) Move over, United American Airlines has its own mess to deal with after a 75-year-old pastor claims AA blocked him from a flight just because he's Korean. Benny Shin filed a lawsuit Thursday barely 2 hours after Dr. David Dao's.

HOUSTON Stephanie Cano - A teen is wanted Monday after police said he snatched a purse from a woman in a north Houston church parking lot in November. A 66-year-old woman was walking alone to her car on Nov. 1 in a church parking lot on 504 Caplin Street when Jamail Jefferson, 18, pulled the purse from her left arm, authorities said.

A day after a state legislator made national headlines by saying that President Abraham Lincoln was a “tyrant” similar to Germany’s Adolf Hitler, some N.C. Republican leaders aren’t saying much about the comment. Rep. Larry Pittman, a Concord Republican and pastor, posted the controversial remark on....

Gayle D. Beebe, Westmonth president, will present the Westmont Medal to Patrick Enthoven, a former treasurer and director of Direct Relief, a Santa Barbara-based humanitarian aid organization active in all 50 states and 70 countries. Commencement is free and open to the public, but no parking is available on campus.

By Rev. Daniel Ventura, Living Hope Reformed Church Before I became a pastor, I was personal trainer. Part of my job was giving people good advice on habits for better health. It usually looked something like this: “Eat whole foods, exercise three times a week, and go to bed early.

“As a person of faith, it’s very clear to me that failed love is how this happens. And as a person of science, I can tell you we call it trauma, but it’s the same thing.” Dr. Daniel Sumrok, University of Tennessee's Center for Addiction Science. "I've just done everything I could that I knew to do....

Michigan courts can have no role in admission decisions at faith-based schools, a lawyer told the state Supreme Court on Thursday in a case that tests whether a family can sue a Roman Catholic school over their daughter's rejection. Notre Dame Preparatory School insists federal and state legal....

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — While outrage on social media is growing over Arkansas' unprecedented plan to put seven inmates to death before the end of the month, the protests have been more muted within the conservative Southern state where capital punishment is still favored by a majority of residents.

By NICO SCAVELLA. Tribune Staff Reporter. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has chastised the Christie administration for its “lackadaisical” handling of the 2012 Rubis fuel spill, accusing the government of forcing Marathon residents to “weather a storm of potential health risks” while it “sat on its hands”.

As Holy Week nears an end, many believers are looking forward to the holiest day on the Christian calendar this Easter Sunday. More than 70 percent of Americans identify as Christian, but less than a third practice regularly. However, Alfred Street Baptist Church, a 214-year-old church in....

We’re living in times of unprecedented levels of corruption both in the government and private establishments. Our sphere is characterized by underhand dealings. Both Christians and nonChristians have fallen into the trap. The alibi these days is that everyone is doing it.

The Archdiocese of Chicago will pay $3.15 million to settle lawsuits brought by three men who allege they were sexually abused by a notorious former pastor of a West Side Catholic church more than a decade ago, the plaintiffs' attorney said Wednesday. The accusers, all identified in court papers as....

(0) Pictured from left are pastors Cedric Beckles, Robert Lockhart, Pinder, Nelson Bain and Lana Bain. Standing from left are pastors Harrison Walkins, Bishop Cardinal McIntosh and Apostle Rita Stuart. (PHOTO:?JENNEVA?RUSSELL) Officials and members of the Grand Bahama Christian Council (GBCC)....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Through the power of organ donation, a lung transplant saved a Charlotte pastor's life, and it happened just in time for him to walk his daughter down the aisle next week. Tim Cox, 59, was diagnosed with a disease that causes progressive scarring on the lungs, and there's no cure.