(RNS) — While mainline Protestant churches in the U.S. continue to experience decades-long decline, the memberships of Pentecostal traditions are on the rise, according to new figures compiled by the National Council of Churches (NCC). The Roman Catholic Church (No.…

All alumni and staff of California Concordia College / High School are invited to attend a reunion June 24-26 in Sacramento, Calif.  For information, visit www.cui.edu/oakland. Posted Feb. 18, 2011 Return to Top

(RNS) — Domino’s Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan has stepped down from leading the conservative Catholic university he founded near Naples, Fla., and named the former director of the White House faith-based office as president. Monaghan’s Ave Maria University on the…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — A proposed House bill will require the use of “mother” and “father” by all federal agencies and contractors when describing parents, pushing back on a move by the State Department to use “parent” instead. The Parental Title…

(RNS) — The way Rev. Jonathan Wilkins sees it, members of his Baptist church in Thomaston, Ga., should have the right to carry guns into worship services to protect the congregation. Wilkins’ Baptist Tabernacle and a Georgia gun-rights association are…

UTRECHT, Netherlands (RNS/ENInews) — If there was ever a country that understands floods, it is the Netherlands, where one-quarter of the land is below sea level, and it is here that a modern Noah is constructing an ark. Dutch building…

(RNS) — Houses of worship and other charities often aren’t in competition for dollars but instead tend to reap donations from similar donors, a new study shows. Slightly more than 50 percent of people who financially supported congregations also gave…

By Karen Sansone Late last year, Congress passed legislation that it hoped would stimulate the United States economy by decreasing the taxes that employers withhold from workers’ paychecks in 2011.  This new tax benefit, billed as a “tax holiday,” replaces…

By Paula Schlueter Ross LCMS World Mission would like to place 130 GEO missionaries and 100 short-term mission teams in overseas mission fields during 2011. The Globally Engaged in Outreach, or GEO, missionaries typically serve a year or two, sharing…

Clayton Andrews, a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Norfolk, Neb., and co-founder of Orphan Grain Train, was inducted Feb. 3 into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame for his service to the community and the longevity of his company,…

Former Concordia Seminary classmates Dr. Bruce M. Hartung and Rev. Leroy B. Joesten are the LCMS recipients of what the Inter-Lutheran Coordinating Committee (ILCC) calls the Lutheran church’s highest honor for service in ministries of chaplaincy, pastoral counseling and clinical…

“One God, One Call” is the title of the Lutheran Services in America (LSA) disability network’s biennial conferences to be held May 1-3 in Milwaukee and Oct. 4-6 in Philadelphia.  The May conference is just prior to LSA’s annual conference…

LONDON (RNS) — The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, worried about the growing influence of Harry Potter and his team of young wizards, has published a guide aimed at helping teenagers deal with 21st century witchcraft. The British…

WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Obama has named top U.S. church leaders to an advisory council on faith-based programs, but the list of appointments is also drawing questions about a lack of diversity from minority faiths. The 15 names released late…

By Roland Lovstad Principal gift officers representing LCMS ministries and Lutheran World Relief (LWR) met Feb. 11 to coordinate their activities for building support of the Lutheran Malaria Initiative (LMI), a major effort to end malaria deaths on the African continent.  The…

Gerald K. Freeny, president and elder at First Lutheran Church, Pasadena, Calif., has been elected to the executive committee of the Tournament of Roses Association and will serve as the tournament’s president in 2019.  In that position, he will provide…