Saturdays with Sandi Patty: Entering a new season (Part 2 in a series)
VANCOUVER, Wash. (WordNews.org) April 7, 2012 — Christian recording artist Sandi Patty says she’s entering a new season of life when things just matter more. “After having been in this business for these many years, I think that at this season in my life—I’m 55—things just matter more to me.” Sandi has been reconnecting with […]
Read More →Has your church hosted a ‘Water Sunday?’
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WordNews.org) March 24, 2012 — By the time you’re done reading this story, three children will have died in the world from water-borne illnesses. According to Water Missions International, three children die every minute of every date; 884 million people globally lack access to safe water, Water Missions International says. The missions organization […]
Read More →Author Vander Zee: Why I do what I do (Part II)
By AARON CHARLES For Word New MIAMI (WordNews.org) March 20, 2012 – Author Ruth Vander Zee said God’s interaction in her life led her to study women in the Bible. The result is the book “Woman Meets Jesus: How Jesus Encourages, Empowers, and Equips Women on Their Personal Journey of Faiths.” She also was passionate […]
Read More →Author Vander Zee: God ‘healed parts of me I didn’t know needed healing’ (Part I)
By AARON CHARLES For Word News MIAMI (WordNews.org) March 19, 2012 — Ruth Vander Zee, author of the book Woman Meets Jesus: How Jesus Encourages, Empowers, and Equips Women on Their Personal Journey of Faiths, has a great story to tell. Hers is a story of grace, redemption, and healing. In her book, Vander Zee […]
Read More →Joel Osteen: Be a ‘now’ person
ALBANY, N.Y. (WordNews.org) March 17 — Pastor Joel Osteen told a sold out crowd in Albany, New York, that the time to make changes is now. “‘One day‘ never comes,” he told the 14,000 in attendances at the Times Union Center. “Good intentions don’t equal obedience.” Osteen is the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston […]
Read More →Florida church building 100,000-square-foot park for city
CAPE CORAL, Fla., (WordNews.org) March 15, 2012 –A church in Cape Coral, Florida, is responding to the city’s dire economic situation by shifting its focus from building a $15 million worship auditorium to building a 100,000-square-foot park. Cape Coral is among the top cities in the country for foreclosure and unemployment. Cape Christian Fellowship said […]
Read More →Tithing via text?
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., (WordNews.org) March 12, 2012 — Headed into church in a hurry and forgot your wallet or checkbook? Not to worry. Now, you can text in your tithe. It’s a new product by BGW 21st Century Solutions. BGW calls it their mobile wallet service that allows cell phone users to make donations of […]
Read More →United Methodist membership drops by nearly 109,000
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) March 8, 2012 — The United Methodist Church, the second largest Protestant denomination in the country, as seen its U.S. membership drop by 108,870 from 2009 to 2010, according to new figures released by the church. The United Methodist Church now has 7.57 million members. The drop follows a similar trend at […]
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