Wow!: Docuseries on Black church highlights history, links to Biblical orthodoxy
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on a new docuseries exploring the Black church…
In the US, Church of God in Christ congregations given $US100,000 by pandemic support campaign
RNS A fundraising campaign to help small churches during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended with a $US100,000 donation to congregations of the Church of God in Christ. The Churches Helping Churches initiative started early in the pandemic in 2020 with an emphasis on larger congregations helping smaller ones at risk of closing. The relief […]
US Black pastors sign letter supporting compromise bill on LGBTQ equality
RNS Fifty-seven Black Christian leaders have written a letter to members of the US Senate’s Judiciary Committee expressing support for sweeping LGBTQ rights but asking for a new bill that includes religious exemptions. The signers, including representatives of the major Black Christian denominations, said passage of the Equality Act would deny federal funding for faith-based programs that […]
More than $US689,000 raised for small US churches at risk of closure during COVID-19
RNS The coronavirus pandemic hit pastor Kato Hart’s Detroit storefront church hard. Finances dwindled to almost nothing. Rent and utility bills went unpaid. All the while, neighbours were losing jobs and seeking unemployment. His church, Hold the Light Ministries Church of God in Christ, prides itself on “being a servant in our community,” so not […]
More than $US400,000 so far raised for small US churches at risk during COVID-19
RNS An initiative that seeks to financially help small and struggling churches in the wake of COVID-19 has raised more than $US400,000 and received nearly 1,000 applications for funding. Through the Churches Helping Churches Initiative, a relief fund was set up to provide $US3,000 grants to churches at risk of closing due to a decrease in financial […]
In the US, larger churches urged to help smaller ones survive during pandemic
RNS National US Christian groups are urging larger and more stable churches to financially help small churches that could potentially close in their communities due to a steep decline in offerings in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Through the Churches Helping Churches Initiative, a relief fund has been set up to provide $US3,000 grants to churches […]