From the FBI website:NOAH A. THOMAS, JR., age 42, a resident of Marrero, Louisiana, was sentenced in federal court today by U. S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt to seventeen (17) months imprisonment for mail fraud in connection with funds granted to the church he ministered, announced U. S. Attorney Jim Letten.According to the court documents, THOMAS plead guilty on April 9, 2008 to a one-count
Ah brothers… It was another fine couple-o-Sundays. Cool morning air and hot coffee strong enough to peel paint off our vintage rides. After notifying a few people at the Chandler/Gilbert Community college car show, I expected there to be a few more members. I’ve also been fulfilling my duties as an elder [...]
From: When is a Jeremiah not a Jeremiah? by Andrew R. Murphy When attempting to sort through the controversy over Wright's remarks, there seems little reason to linger over the comments about September 11, which do not differ greatly from those offered by a noted white pastor, Jerry Falwell. Falwell, as many will recall, laid the attacks at the feet of those who have pursued a secular public square in the United States. The abortionists have got to bear some burden for this because God will not be mocked….[T]he pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American Way -- all of them who have tried to secularize America -- I point the finger in the
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At worship yesterday, the children had a small presentation (preschoolers through sixth grade). We have only been attending this church for the last few weeks but it was easy for my children since they already knew the material; we cover it at home. Now it wasn't a cute little skit or play and it wasn't sweet little songs, but we were blessed beyond measure. The children recited answers to the catechism for the church. It was a great blessing to see and hear the children blessing us with the truths of scriptural doctrine. They are learning about God, who He is, and what pleases Him; then they are sharing it with others. What more could someone want??
The second to the worst blunder I've made as a youth pastor happened just a couple weeks into my first paid youth ministry position. I was serving a Southern Baptist church in a very rural community in central Kentucky between Harrodsburg and Versailles called Salvisa. If you've been to this part of...
The Religious Research Association, a fine organization of denominational datawonks (of which I am a member), had an interesting exchange recently trying to find the largest mainline congregation headed by a woman pastor. The results (so far):Rev. Jo Gayle Hudson, Cathedral of Hope, in Dallas, has an attendance of 1500+ and membership of 4500+. This is now a United Church of Christ congregation, but began as a Metropolitan Community Church. Indeed, it was probably the leading MCC congregation. This also explains how there is a UCC – that is, Congregationalist – congregation with the very un-Congregationalist name of "Cathedral." The MCC, a homosexual-oriented Pentecostal denomination, is not mainline, but the UCC is.The next largest woman-led UCC congregation (the largest with a direct Congregationalist history) is Community Church UCC, Vero Beach, FL, led by Rev. Casey Garrett Baggott. It has a worship attendance of 1612 and membership of 2080.In the Evangelical Lutheran Churc
COLUMBUS, Geogia — Members of Mount Moriah Baptist Church are raising their voices to God under an old oak tree in the front yard–because they’re locked out of their own church.
“We should not be denied the opportunity to worship in God’s house. I don’t know how it came to this, it’s very disappointing,” said Church [...]
