For many Americans, autumn is a time for trying new churches
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Factors from warmth of welcome to substance of doctrine influence those shopping for a new spiritual home.
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Even in an era of mass immigration that has produced suburban tamale shops alongside halal meat markets and created a market for television programming in Hindi and Arabic, places of worship remain bastions of racial and ethnic uniformity. And that makes the case of one brick church in Springfield...
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If it wasn't for churches and religious charities, a lot of folks would go hungry in the United States this winter. But while most churches believe in helping the poor, they take different views on how to go about it.
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Churches, schools, and families in Warroad, Minn., go to unusual lengths to help smooth the transition from military to civilian life.
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With spirited preaching and conservative teaching, the South is giving the faith a new flavor
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By Jennifer Caballero, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Sep. 17--Autumn is the time to admire the ever-changing foliage of the  trees. But for homeowners, it's also the season for picking up leaves, hewing  branches and trimming dying hedges.
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American Evangelicalism seems to defy unity, let alone hierarchy. Yet its members share basic commitments. TIME's list focuses on those whose influence is on the rise or who have carved out a singular role
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A visit to church may be good for the  soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows.
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Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs.
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By David Steinberg JOURNAL STAFF WRITER  In the Albuquerque area the sanctuaries of some churches and synagogues are used for more than their obvious purpose as places of worship. They're also homes to secular music concerts.
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BARTOW, Fla. - When a church group put a nativity scene on public property, officials warned it might open the door to other religious - and not-so-religious - displays. They were right.
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An influx of immigrants and refugees to Clarkston, Ga., sparked a battle within one church that led it to change not just its name but its mission.
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By TOM HEINEN  Town of Brookfield  Elmbrook Church, one of the region's first megachurches, is launching a year's celebration of its 50th anniversary with jubilee events and a cutting-edge Web site that could be a national model for linking people to ministries and faith messages.
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By Karen Heinselman, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 18--Editor's Note: This is the second of two parts examing how churches balance tradition and new ideas.   CEDAR FALLS -- In churches across America, ushers distribute bulletins and smiles.
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By Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa. Jun. 9--The United States' biggest Lutheran church should change its policy on gay pastors, but not anytime soon, agreed Lutherans from across northeastern Pennsylvania while meeting Friday in Bethlehem.
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Going to church may be good for the soul, but some Dutch researchers say it may not be so healthy for the lungs. The candles and incense regularly burned during religious services emit high
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By Schmelzer, Randi  LOS ANGELES: In a period of time where much of America is still basking Ln post-holidays good will, one anti-theology organization is encouraging teens to celebrate the season's passage in an entirely different way.