Brooklyn’s Black Church Choirs Persist Amid Attendance Decline, Gentrification
Choirs that once packed Brooklyn sanctuaries now sing to smaller crowds as pandemic-era streaming lingers and gentrification reshapes Black neighborhoods.| ChurchLeaders
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will not prosecute Jeff Zabel, a former Long Beach worship pastor, for possession of child sex abuse material (CSAM) at this time.| ChurchLeaders
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, “Reckless Love” singer Cory Asbury provided an update for his and Forrest Frank’s alternative Super Bowl halftime show.| ChurchLeaders
Rabbi Jason Sobel shared that he led a Passover Seder meal for "The Chosen" cast prior to them filming the Last Supper scene for Season 5.| ChurchLeaders
Rabbi Jason Sobel joined ChurchLeaders to explain how he is helping people see “the life of Jesus in high definition.”| ChurchLeaders
English Lit. students at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. have been warned: Scripture contains “graphic bodily injury and sexual violence.”| ChurchLeaders
During an upcoming interview, Turning Point USA’s Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, discusses whether she feels safe in light of her husband’s assassination.| ChurchLeaders
City officials in Broomfield, Colorado, are standing with church leaders after vandals graffitied a swastika on the sign of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church.| ChurchLeaders
Rocky Goodwin, an 87-year-old Arkansas pastor, has been declared not guilty of charges related to child sex abuse material (CSAM).| ChurchLeaders
On Tuesday, Nov. 4, former Vice President Richard B. Cheney died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He was 84.| ChurchLeaders
California Pastor Roger Scalice was arrested on Monday, Oct. 27, and charged with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child.| ChurchLeaders
Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch shared a video explaining the difference between religion and relationship with Jesus.| ChurchLeaders
Kenneth Copeland's granddaughter Courtney Copeland Acuña believes the idea of reaping what one sows is the same as the ideas of karma or the Law of Attraction.| ChurchLeaders
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance doubled down on comments about his marriage, saying he hopes his wife, Usha Vance, converts to Christianity.| ChurchLeaders
President Donald Trump made known that he is aware of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and announced that he is making Nigeria a “country of particular concern.”| ChurchLeaders
"He answers everyone’s prayers as long as you have a relationship with him," Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts said of his relationship with God.| ChurchLeaders
A former North Carolina missions pastor was arrested after being accused of sexually abusing two teens. Luis Sosa is being held without bond.| ChurchLeaders
Florida Pastor Willy Rice has announced that he will allow himself to be nominated for president of the Southern Baptist Convention.| ChurchLeaders
When the Rev. Jerry Beeson discovered financial irregularities in his new church’s bank accounts, he tried to do the right thing.| ChurchLeaders
Eight-time Grammy Award-winner Carrie Underwood has become the highest RIAA-certified female country artist in U.S. history.| ChurchLeaders
Promise Keepers CEO Shane Winnings offered some Bible-based advice for Christians who wonder whether it’s okay to take part in Halloween.| ChurchLeaders
The legal dispute surrounding Lindsey Whiteside, a former youth pastor convicted of sexually assaulting a student, continues to unfold.| ChurchLeaders
On Oct. 23, Jonathan Wesley Peternel, son of Indianapolis Pastor Nathan Peternel, was arrested and charged with seven felony counts related to child sex crimes.| ChurchLeaders
Visiting historically Black college campuses during homecoming observances over the last month, Blexit, a conservative Black group run by the late Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA, has received pushback from some university officials and commentators.| ChurchLeaders
On Wed. Oct. 29, thousands were turned away from Turning Point USA’s (TPUSA) “This Is the Turning Point” campus tour stop at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)—a night that featured TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, and Vice President J.D. Vance.| ChurchLeaders
Six years after tweeting about her Christian faith, Dr. Päivi Räsänen is still defending her freedoms of religion and speech.| ChurchLeaders
Oklahoma Pastor Jeremy Fair has been charged with soliciting prostitution after being caught in a sting operation.| ChurchLeaders
Before Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica and Haiti on Tuesday (Oct. 28), faith-based disaster relief groups were already making plans to respond.| ChurchLeaders
House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed religious freedom concerns about clergy protesting mass deportations being shot with pepper rounds.| ChurchLeaders
Should Christians participate in Halloween? According to Jenn Nizza, a former psychic medium turned Christian, the answer is no.| ChurchLeaders
Choirs that once packed Brooklyn sanctuaries now sing to smaller crowds as pandemic-era streaming lingers and gentrification reshapes Black neighborhoods.| ChurchLeaders
Craig Springer, vice president at Barna Group, unexpectedly died on Friday, Aug. 1.| ChurchLeaders
