A 24-hour online vigil will name some of the people who have died of COVID-19
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(RNS) — They are words the Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, never thought he would hear himself say. “Based..
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(RNS) — Were 2020 going as planned, United Methodists from around the world would be wrapping up a two-week meeting in Minneapolis,..
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(RNS) — On a recent Sunday morning, Diana Butler Bass poured herself some coffee, fired up her computer and sat down to..
Giving back to those who serve: Caring for our faith leaders
(RNS) — We’ve become used to scenes of people applauding the workers who are on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis...
Survey shows faith can prosper in online services
(RNS) — As houses of worship remain closed due to shelter-in-place orders across most of the United States, and significant numbers of..
Rev. Barber’s Poor People’s Campaign calls for resistance to reopening plans
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From flannelgraphs to Zoom, churches bring Sunday school home
(RNS) — Brian Kaylor didn’t realize how the coronavirus pandemic — with its stay-at-home orders, school closures and other distancing measures —..
Opinion: Before we get “back to normal,” we need to grieve and pray
(RNS) — Like many pastors and church leaders around the world, I've been grieving the damage caused by COVID-19. People have died,..
Religious leaders decry, question death of Ahmaud Arbery after video surfaces
(RNS) — With the release of a viral video months after the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a black jogger in Georgia, religious..
As pandemic persists, churches and insurance companies grapple with risk
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What would Rachel Held Evans do? Late author’s voice lives on through those she championed
(RNS) — It's been a year since beloved progressive Christian author and speaker Rachel Held Evans died unexpectedly — and in that..
About $350,000 so far raised for small churches at risk during COVID-19
(RNS) — An initiative that seeks to financially help small and struggling churches in the wake of COVID-19 has raised about $350,000..
Opinion: What living apart has taught me about #StayAtHome church
(RNS) — My husband and I moved to the U.S. 16 years ago. We didn’t know a soul in the college town..
Church giving down more due to COVID-19 than during recession, survey shows
(RNS) — Sixty-five percent of churches have seen a decline in giving since mid-March as congregations have halted in-person services due to..
For first time, survey finds majority of pastors says global warming is real, man-made
(RNS) — For years, the majority of pastors surveyed about global warming continued to question whether it was real and whether it..
Willow Creek names Michigan pastor David Dummitt as new leader
(RNS) — Willow Creek Community Church announced Wednesday (April 15) that David Dummitt, a megachurch pastor from Michigan, will be the church’s..
One church’s tale of two pandemics, 100 years apart
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Opinion: After a Holy Week disrupted by death, an honest Easter
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Opinion: Why Holy Week is made for this pandemic
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Opinion: Fearing courageously in the face of COVID-19
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Larger churches urged to help smaller ones survive during pandemic
(RNS) — National Christian groups are urging larger and more stable churches to financially help small churches that could potentially close in..
Asian American Christians denounce anti-Asian racism amid coronavirus
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Race, religion and contagion
(RNS) — For reasons I don't need to explain, my family and I recently watched the 2011 movie "Contagion" together. In times..