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Q&A: How 'emerging church' movement could change U.S. religious landscape (USA Today)Author Brian McLaren's break with rigid orthodoxy and embrace of new worship styles is at the center of what is called the emerging church a movement that has gone viral. The emerging church reclaims ancient practices and prayers and creates new ones, while re-examining Scripture to learn how modern-day Christians should live.
Correction: Church-Weak Dollar story (Boston Globe)In a May 11 story about the weak economy's effect on the Roman Catholic church in Connecticut, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell is the state's only Roman Catholic seminary.
Church Offering Shelter To Fire Evacuees (Local 6 Orlando)The Shelter at Our Lady of Grace Church in Palm Bay on Malabar Road has about 40 evacuees staying there and will house more people, including those with special needs.
Church Fire Forces Congregation to Meet Elsewhere (KOLR/KSFX Ozarks)You may remember the fire last week at the Mount Olive United Methodist Church near Marionville and Billings. Church leaders say the extensive damage will force the congregation to meet elsewhere for a while. Members will meet at the McKinley Christian Church while repairs are being made.
Mariemont church gets $2.5M grant (The Cincinnati Enquirer)The Mariemont Community Church is getting $2.5 million from the Thomas J. Emery Memorial for preservation and renovation of the church's two buildings.
Q&A: A session with a “prince of the church” (Naples Daily News)One of 17 Catholic cardinals from the United States, Cardinal Adam Maida, the Archbishop of Detroit, is the oldest “prince of the church” still active in the country. In addition to his duties in Detroit and membership in the College of Cardinals, which is responsible for selecting the pope, Maida, 78, is the founder of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., an interfaith ...
Church Seeks Donations For Storm Victims (The Morning News)SPRINGDALE -- Victory Church is collecting donations for the victims of Saturday's severe weather in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Sexual Assault Reportedly Happened At Clarksville Church (News Channel 5 Nashville)A woman said she was sexually assaulted after the worship service at church Sunday. Police said the 18-year-old victim is a member of First Baptist Church on Madison Street.
Hinsdale pastor's arrest saddens church (Chicago Tribune)Reverend's fate at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Hinsdale is yet to be determined Days after their pastor was arrested in an undercover prostitution sting, members of his Hinsdale church gathered Sunday to pray and begin planning a new future for the congregation that Rev. Phillip Haltom helped create.
Church Blames Roofers For Massive Leaks, Damage (WBAL-TV Baltimore)The pastor of a west Baltimore church is currently in a battle with a roofing company over who will pay for damages incurred after a small leak turned into a massive one, destroying the sanctuary.