Fresh Start Program Recruiting Churches
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By Karen Owen, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 24--Local churches are being recruited by a faith-based program to befriend ex-convicts and help them stay out of jail or prison.   Fresh Start for Life Inc.
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As hundreds of thousands of baby boomers retire and the No Child Left Behind law raises standards for new teachers, school systems across the country are facing a growing scarcity of qualified recruits.
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By Karen Owen, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 9--Vacation Bible school can be an exciting time in the life of the church, but it can also be a lot of work.   Knee deep in Popsicle sticks and tissue paper, some volunteers may be wondering if all this work is worth it.
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With Christmas slightly more than a month away, Salvation Army bell ringers will begin the organization&#39;s kettle campaign today at locations across Topeka.
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Looking to make a start? Boy, are you in luck.
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By Sue Nowicki, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 9--The First Congregational Church of Ripon has hired a new pastor to replace the one who sold the church building and parsonage without the congregation's knowledge.   The Rev.
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By CHLOE WHITE,  whitec@knews.com  A company of Christian theater artists has found a permanent home -- in a former church building, of all befitting places.
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At a time when the viability of  many record companies seems less than certain, three new labels  are launching in the Christian community.
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As Christianity begins to reshape the nation, TIME learns new details about a crackdown on one church
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The United Church of Christ is trying to air what three TV networks see as a controversial ad. The ad says the Church wants to reach out to those people it says
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A district confronts the shortage by recruiting teens to train.
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A charitable campaign created last year by a New York boutique agency is arriving next month in more than a dozen other cities.
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The Bush administration has broken new ground in its "faith-based" initiative by offering federal employees a Catholic health plan.
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By Destin Log, Fla.  Feb. 3--One of the ways to measure the health of a community and the vitality of its residents is to look at its churches.  Churches that are new and modern and comfortable and have venues for lots of activities are good signs.
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By Lea Blevins  LIVERMORE -- Attending regular Sunday service might be something we do every week, or perhaps we scold ourselves for not going each Sunday. But for many of the men and women in the military, attending their hometown church is not even an option.
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A group called Brooklyn Woods seeks to provide a more promising path to people who are chronically unemployed.
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Position created more than a year ago finally gets filled.