Open Doors USA CEO Moeller resigns
SANTA ANA, Calif. (WordNews.org) Sept. 5, 2012 – Carl Moeller has resigned as president and CEO of Open Doors USA, an international ministry, to become president and managing partner of Sequoia Global Resources, a nonprofit aimed at helping meet the physical and spiritual needs of at-risk people. Moeller was with Open Doors USA for nine […]
Read More →Cell phones welcome this month at worship service as Liquid Church surveys congregations
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (WordNews.org) Sept. 4, 2012 – It won’t be rude this month if church members pull out their cell phones in church and start texting. At least not in Liquid Church locations. From Sept. 16 to Oct. 7, Tim Lucas, lead pastor of Liquid Church, will conduct real-time polling via text messaging of 2,500 […]
Read More →Minn. court rules in favor of Child Evangelism Fellowship
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WordNews.org) Sept. 3, 2012 – A Minneapolis public school district must reinstate the Good News Club, a federal appeal court has ruled. The U.S. District Court of Appeals ruled the Minneapolis Special School District No. 1 engaged in viewpoint discrimination when it ousted the Child Evangelism Fellowship-sponsored club from offering “enrichment programming from […]
Read More →David’s Tent launches 40 days of prayer and worship at the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Aug. 31, 2012 – David’s Tent DC, an event for Christians to congregate on White House grounds to continuously worship Jesus, kicks off Sept. 25 and runs through Election Day, Nov. 6. “We are very excited about this time in David’s Tent,” said director of the Washington House of Prayer, Jason Hershey. […]
Read More →Atheist group challenges churches providing lunches to high school football team
ROSSVILLE, Ga. (WordNews.org) Aug. 27, 2012 – An atheist activist group is threatening a Georgia school district for allowing churches to provide lunches to high school football teams. Liberty Counsel is now offering free legal defense to Walker County Public School in response to the threat from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. FFRF states in […]
Read More →No King’s College students, teachers impacted by Empire State Building shooting
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) August 24, 2012 — The King’s College issued a statement this morning that no one affiliated with the school has been hurt by the shooting at the Empire State Building. Yahoo! reported that three people are dead, including the gunman. The 9 a.m. shooting was described as a workplace dispute. ABC reported […]
Read More →14,000 congregations expected to participate in Back to Church Sunday
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (WordNews.org) Aug. 22, 2012 – As many as 14,000 churches will participate in a movement to encourage people to give their local church a chance. Already more than 10,000 congregations have committed to actively participate in National Back to Church Sunday on Sept. 16. Those that registered at www.backtochurch.com/roster have signaled their […]
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