Sudanese Authorities Demolish Pentecostal Church Without Prior Notice

Sudanese Authorities Demolish Pentecostal Church Without Prior Notice

Authorities in Sudan demolished a church complex in Khartoum North, sources reported without any prior warning. Bulldozers and trucks accompanied by police and armed forces personnel arrived at the compound of the Pentecostal Church in the El-Haj Yousif area of East Nile District at noon on July 8 and proceeded to demolish the church building, according to Morning Star News.
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    A Florida megachurch is preparing to host its annual outreach event, "Serve Day," this Saturday, during which it will distribute thousands of bags filled with groceries and pray with hundreds of families in need. Celebration Church, which reports approximately 4,300 weekly worship attendees across two locations in Northeast Florida, announced the event as part of its ongoing efforts “to show love to our city.”
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A recent Lifeway Research study, which surveyed more than 1,000 U.S. Protestant pastors, found that only 1 in 6 reported that their church has formally disciplined anyone in the past year. Most pastors (54%) stated their churches have not formally disciplined a member since they became the pastor, nor is it known to have happened previously.
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    A recent study by Lifeway Research reveals that nearly half of all Evangelical pastors in the United States hold a second job outside their church ministry. According to the research, “Forty-seven percent of Evangelical pastors work bivocationally, compared to 35% of clergy overall,” and this data was compiled from the National Survey of Religious Leaders (NSRL).
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