GARDENA, CA – Members of Beulah Land Missionary Baptist Church are calling for their pastor, Lorenz Roseman, to step down after he allegedly pushed an elderly congregant down cement steps last year. Some members of the church held a demonstration outside the building this past Sunday (Mar. 1). “I’m notRead More →
FORT WORTH, TX – Pastor Landon Schott of Mercy Culture Church wants to give a clear picture of why he decided to visit Robert Morris in jail. The clergyman delved into his thought process during his sermon this past Sunday (Mar. 1). Pastor Schott began by reminding his congregation ofRead More →
PASADENA, CA — Tasha Cobbs Leonard can rejoice once more as she is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award. The Gospel recording artist has won the award for Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album for her work on TASHA. Leonard took to social media ahead of the live broadcast to thank theRead More →
POWDER SPRINGS, GA – Worship With Wonders Church is responding after being subtly accused of covering up sexual abuse. Pastors DeLana and Myles Rutherford shared a screenshot of an old letter as a defense for their response to the church’s former youth leader, who abused a teen boy in 2023. Read More →
ST. PAUL, MN – A congregant of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Don Lemon and several other journalists and protesters who disrupted worship services with an anti-ICE demonstration last month. Ann Doucette took her claim of “emotional distress and trauma” toRead More →
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Miracle Word Church in Coral Springs, Florida, is listed as closed on its main website. The development comes after the church’s pastor, Ted Shuttlesworth Jr., admitted to infidelity and stepped away from ministry. In a letter shared with supporters, Shuttlesworth deemed his affair a moral failure.Read More →
LITTLETON, CO – Congregants who attended services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Sunday (Feb. 22) may have been exposed to measles. An individual reportedly traveled through the Denver International Airport (DIA) over the weekend and attended the church one day after touching down in Denver. According to the ColoradoRead More →
MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a new bill that would make disrupting a church service a felony. The measure comes after an anti-ICE protest halted rituals in a Minnesota church last month. HB 363 is sponsored by Rep. Greg Barnes, R-Curry. The bill prohibits anRead More →
BOONVILLE, NY – The congregants of Abundant Life Church in Boonville, New York, remain hopeful after a fire destroyed the church’s building. The first service since the tragedy was held in the Adirondack High School Auditorium this past Sunday (Feb. 22). Pastor Brandon Pitts, who was injured in the explosionRead More →
FORT WORTH, TX – Award-winning Gospel artist and pastor of The Chosen Vessel Church in Fort Worth, Texas, Marvin Sapp, is engaged! News spread about the pastor’s betrothal on Monday (Feb. 23). According to ESSENCE, Marvin Sapp proposed to La’Boris Cole, PhD, with the help of his adult children. TheRead More →