Texas Pastor Jack Graham, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has endorsed Florida Pastor Tom Ascol for the SBC presidency ahead of the Annual Meeting this week in Anaheim, California.
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Pastor Shocks with Sermon Asserting that Gay People 'Should Be Put to Death'
An independent Baptist church preacher in Texas has sparked a social media controversy for his advocacy of the death penalty for LGBT individuals.
Former SBC President Johnny Hunt Suspended as Pastor Emeritus at First Baptist Church Woodstock following Sexual Assault Allegations
First Baptist Church Woodstock in Woodstock, Georgia, has formally suspended Johnny Hunt, a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, as pastor emeritus after an investigation revealed credible allegations that he sexually assaulted a younger pastor's wife over a decade ago.
Mexican Megachurch Pastor Is Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Child Sex Abuse
The leader of a megachurch in Mexico has been sentenced to more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young female congregants at his La Luz del Mundo church.
Church Led by Conservative Baptist Network Leader Ordered to Turnover Financial Records
In late May, Judge Charles Smith of the 26th Judicial Court in Bossier Parish ordered First Baptist Church Bossier City and their pastor, Brad Jurkovich, to turn over a litany of documents dating back to 2013 after a group seeking to "change the direction" of the Southern Baptist Convention filed a lawsuit against the church.
Mexico Megachurch Pastor Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Abuse in Los Angeles
Just days before his trial, the former leader of a megachurch in Mexico admitted that he sexually abused three minor girls.
Rick Warren's Successor at Saddleback Named: 'It Is Time For Us to Pass the Torch'
Saddleback Church on Thursday announced San Jose pastor Andy Wood as the successor to founding pastor Rick Warren, who launched the congregation with his wife Kay in 1980 out of their home and watched it grow to 40,000 members.
Over 60 Methodist Theologians Sign Statement to 'Retrieve the Riches' of Wesleyan Tradition amid LGBT Debate
More than 60 Methodist theologians, professors and clergy have signed a statement of faith calling for a return to the core tenets of the Wesleyan-Methodist tradition amid a split within the United Methodist Church over its longstanding debate on LGBT issues.
Franklin Graham Says Shootings Have a Spiritual Root: 'We Have Taken God Out of Schools'
Evangelist Franklin Graham says America's abandonment of God and its embrace of violent entertainment is to blame for mass shootings in our country.
Pastor Johnny Hunt Responds to Being Named an Abuser in Guidepost Report
Former Senior Vice President of Evangelism and Leadership at the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board said he was shocked at the Guidepost Report that alleged he sexually abused a pastor’s wife.
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