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Some 77 Christian organizations and ministry groups have received grants of up to $1.25 million and totaling $92 million, to expand their parenting and family ministries.

A pastor in Gastonia, North Carolina, has been fined $60,000 for his outreach efforts without a city permit.

Pastor Moses Colbert of Faith, Hope and Love Community Enrichment Ministries has worked to place trailer homes on church property for homeless individuals. He’s also set up tents that house about 100 people nearby, WCCB Charlotte reports.

The Rev. William J. Barber II, a well-known progressive Christian and Civil Rights leader, has announced his retirement from ministry.

More than 600 people made professions of faith during a massive outreach led by evangelist Andrew Palau and his wife, Wendy.

Fostering children – and adopting those who need a family – has become our life’s calling. Sadly, only three percent of practicing Christians step up to foster a child in need of placement, according to Barna research. This number is staggeringly low when you consider that almost 400,000 children are currently embroiled in the foster care system nationwide.

This month we celebrate National Foster Care Month, and we must turn our attention to this plight, better serving and advocating for those living in this space.

A megachurch in Nebraska plans to build a food pantry and an auto repair shop to serve low-income community members.

A church based in Austin, Texas, is giving back to its community by paying off over $20,000 worth of student lunch debt and helping to provide school meals to underprivileged kids.

Many Christians in Florida worry that they could soon find themselves charged with a crime for participating in outreach events involving the transportation of congregants. A bill being considered in the Florida Senate would make it a third-degree felony for a driver to transport anyone they know or "reasonably should know" is not in the country legally.

Senate Bill 1718, which has passed a committee vote and is now winding its way through the legislative process, includes multiple provisions targeting individuals who cannot "provide proof of lawful presence in the United States." The bill would increase fines for employers who hire such individuals, require hospitals to "collect patient immigration status data information," and crack down on "human smuggling," making it a third-degree felony for "anyone who helps bring or attempt to bring a noncitizen into the U.S. at some non-designated place without inspection by a U.S. official at a border, port, or other point of entry."

David C Cook’s president, Rick Rekedal, says a new focus on strengthening and expanding The Action Bible franchise is in the works.

“The Action Bible is the best-selling comic book adaptation of the Bible because it does such a great job at bringing the stories of the Bible to life in a way that feels approachable and relatable. The illustrations from Sergio Cariello and the fast-paced storytelling are deeply engaging,” said Rekedal. “But beyond the core title, there are now numerous editions that help introduce these stories to kids from all walks of life, which we are in the process of updating into a broad new program. God’s Word is timeless and universal. We have an opportunity to help meet kids right where they are and invite them into a life-changing relationship with Him.”

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, singer Ciara, recently visited 300 inmates at a maximum-security prison, where 27 men reportedly gave their lives to Jesus Christ.