NAIROBI (RNS/ENInews) — African Christian and Muslim leaders are warning of increased vulnerability to HIV…
New Anglican church faces fiscal challenges
AMESBURY, Mass. (RNS) — When the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) launched last year,…
Fall LutherHostel to feature Maier
Author, historian and speaker Dr. Paul Maier will be the main presenter at “LutherHostel 2010,”…
Bible study traces stewardship journey
A new Bible study resource is designed to help congregations explore their stewardship practices during…
ILC conference looks at global shift in Christianity
By Roland Lovstad “Confessional Lutheran Identity in the Light of Changing Christian Demographics” was the…
Organist among people hit hard by tornadoes
By Kim Plummer Krull When the warning siren started blaring, Janet Kresl barely had time…
LCMS helping Guatemalans recover from disasters
By Sarah Schafer “Everywhere we go we see evidence of the rain and volcanic ash…
Rosaries a popular gang tool
(RNS) — When seventh-grader Raymond Hosier was suspended for wearing rosary beads to school late…
Episcopalians booted over gay bishops
(RNS) — The Episcopal Church has been removed from Anglican committees that engage in dialogue…
Oswald A. Waech dies – first Synod evangelism secretary
Dr. Oswald A. Waech, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod’s first evangelism secretary (from 1954 to 1962),…
Church aid groups deny Afghan charge of proselytizing
GENEVA (RNS/ENInews) — Afghan officials have ordered two international church-backed humanitarian groups to suspend operations…
National Cathedral mulls selling treasures
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Facing a reduced budget and a third round of layoffs, officials at…
House rejects amendment on chaplains' prayers
WASHINGTON (RNS) — The House on May 27 rejected a proposed amendment that would have…
Judge rules against graduation in a church
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A federal judge ruled May 31 that a Connecticut school board’s decision…
Churches scramble to meet FCC rules on wireless mics
Related Story: Advisory concerns wireless microphones WASHINGTON (RNS) — American churches have a little…
Bunkowskes honored by Lutheran Bible Translators
Dr. Eugene and Bernice Bunkowske, pioneering missionaries in West African Bible translation and in mission…