Liberia's Court Rules in Favor of UMC in Methodist Church Property Dispute

Liberia's Court Rules in Favor of UMC in Methodist Church Property Dispute

Judge George W. Smith of the 6th Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court in Liberia, issued a decision last month stating that the United Methodist Church (UMC) has rightful control over several church properties, not the Global Methodist Church (GMC).
  • Court Orders New York to Pay Over $817,000 in House of Worship Firearms Ban Case
    A district court has mandated that New York State pay more than $817,000 in attorneys’ fees to resolve a lawsuit challenging a statewide ban on carrying firearms in places of worship. In 2022, His Tabernacle Family Church, led by Pastor Micheal Spencer, filed a suit against the state over a law that restricted firearms in specific areas, including church properties.  
  • Half of Churches Satisfied with Discipleship, But Strong Agreement Remains Rare
    The first part of the State of Discipleship study conducted by Lifeway Research examined how U.S. Protestant pastors understand discipleship and how they believe it should best occur. While 52 percent of pastors are satisfied with discipleship and spiritual formation in their churches, only 8 percent strongly agree with this sentiment. Similarly, 52 percent report having an intentional plan for discipling individuals and encouraging their spiritual growth.

Tony Evans Preaches Again After Over a Year of Stepping Down

Pastor Tony Evans, just over a year after stepping down as leader of the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship Church in Dallas, Texas, has resumed preaching. Last month, Evans participated in the FAMiLY Leadership Summit held in Iowa, which was hosted by The FAMiLY Leader and led by President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats. It remains unclear whether Evans has been restored to his ministry.
  • Generation Z Less Engaged in Churches Than Older Generations, Study Finds
    Research shows that Generation Z participates in church activities much less than older generations, and higher engagement is linked to better flourishing and well-being. The American Bible Society released the fifth chapter of its State of the Bible: USA 2025 report on Thursday. Generation Z adults showed considerably lower levels of church engagement compared to their older counterparts.
  • Anglican Church of Nigeria Ends Relationship with Church of Wales Over LGBTQ Issue
    The Anglican Church of Nigeria has severed diplomatic relations with the Church in Wales following the election of an openly lesbian archbishop. The Nigerian primate announced this decision during a meeting of church legal officers in Abuja. The Most Rev. Henry Ndukuba, leading the Church of Nigeria, addressed delegates at the 14th Conference of Chancellors, Registrars, and Legal Officers, stating that his province rejected the election of the Right Rev. Cherry Vann as the Archbishop of Wales.
  • Over 400 Acts Against US Churches in 2024, Gun Incidents Double
    According to a recent report by the Family Research Council, over 400 hostile acts against churches were documented in the United States in 2024, with a notable rise in incidents involving firearms. The report, titled “Hostility against Churches in the United States” detailed various types of hostility, including vandalism, arson, gun threats, bomb hoaxes, and physical assaults.  
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  • Pastor John Amanchukwu Calls Christians to Boldly Confront Evil

    At the Turning Point USA's Faith Forward Pastors Summit on Wednesday evening, Pastor John Amanchukwu encouraged pastors and Christians to speak boldly against the increasingly evident evil within American culture. Amanchukwu, an author of the 2022 book “Eraced: Uncovering the Lies of Critical Race Theory and Abortion,” has been a vocal opponent of abortion, explicit books in schools, and forms of cultural Marxism, including critical race theory and queer theory.

  • Fundraiser Raises Over $70K for Family of Congregant Shot Outside Seattle Church

    Over $70,000 has been collected to aid the family of LeBron Givaun, who was fatally shot in broad daylight outside a Seattle church last week during a ministry gathering. The Pursuit Seattle, a branch of the multi-campus church based in Washington, held a prayer vigil in honor of Givaun on Sunday night.

  • Church in Wales Names First Openly Same-Sex Relationship Archbishop, Sparks Controversy

    The Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann, aged 66, the bishop of Monmouth, was elected as the 15th archbishop of Wales. She is notably the first woman and the first lesbian to assume this role. According to The Telegraph, she was selected by an electoral college made up of clergy and lay members after two days of discussions at St. Pierre church near Chepstow.

  • ELCA Elects Its First African American Presiding Bishop, Succeeding the Female Leader

    The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has continued a change by electing its first African American presiding bishop, who will follow the denomination's first female leader. The Rev. Yehiel Curry, serving as bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, was chosen for a six-year term as presiding bishop during the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly held in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday.

  • Confidence in Church Rebounds After Three Years of Stagnation, 36% Express High Trust

    A notable increase in the public's trust in the church as an institution in the United States after a three-year period of stagnation. Currently, "36% of Americans now saying they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in it," showing a rebound from previous lows. Confidence in the church had declined to 31% in 2022 and hovered around 32% over the following two years, nearing its lowest levels recorded by Gallup since they began tracking the trend in 1973. At that time, trust in the chur

  • Rebels Affiliated with ISIS Attack Church Vigil, Kill Multiple Christians in DR Congo

    An attack on worshippers in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed the lives of 43 individuals. The massacre occurred at around 1 a.m. on July 27 in the village of Komanda, Ituri Province, targeting a Catholic prayer vigil at the Parish of Blessed Anuarite. The attack was executed by militants of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group affiliated with the Islamic State Central African Province. 

  • U.S. Churches Targeted by Vandalism and Arson Attacks in Early 2025

    A series of church vandalism and arson attacks that began in 2020 during the George Floyd protests and continued after the Roe v. Wade repeal in 2022, has persisted into 2025. Below are reports of acts of vandalism directed at U.S. churches during the first half of 2025, as documented by The Christian Post.

  • Court Confirms Insurance Firm to Pay $1.75M to the Church for Storm Damage

    A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $1.75 million jury verdict in favor of Central Baptist Church of Albany, Georgia. The church sued its insurance company, Church Mutual Insurance Company, over storm damage coverage. The ruling was issued on Monday, with U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno of the Southern District of Florida, sitting by designation, authoring the opinion that rejected the insurer's claims of misrepresentation by the church.
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