Good News in a New Church
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By Linda Hanson, Duluth News-Tribune, Minn.  Sep. 6--Pine Valley Covenant Church in Cloquet has undergone a transformation over the past couple of years -- changing its name and location and building a new church.
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Â· Minister turns to sporting youth to pack pews  Â· Plywood ramp replaces pulpit as focal point
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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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Cautious optimism greets church report that offers road to reconciliation after US wing approved a gay bishop.
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Editor&#39;s note: This sidebar article was intended to run with yesterday&#39;s Monitor story previewing today&#39;s release of an Episcopal Church report.
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By Nancy Gier  Batavia United Methodist Church is doing outreach in a literal fashion.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 18--BATON -- The Rev. Clifton Black thought a message about coping with change was most appropriate for today's sermon.
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The sacred text of the Mormon faith,  one of the fastest growing churches in America, will be  published by a mainstream publisher for the first time next  week after nearly two centuries of being handed out for free.
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By Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 21--Rochester churches are accepting donations of wheelchairs,  walkers and other rehabilitation equipment for Wheels for the World.
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Religious segregation is expanding from places of worship to neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces.
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An evangelical church in Tysons Corner, Va., is growing beyond its 13,000 worshippers and $93 million campus, following the trend of modern megachurches.
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By Katharine Dale, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 17--The message was clear. Many 20- and 30-somethings across Charlotte feel disconnected from their churches. Even more aren't tapped into a local faith community, but are searching.
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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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An impromptu meeting between Redskins past and present, between hope and history, took place at a church where the seeds of revival were planted.
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By Colette M. Jenkins, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 16--The congregation at First Presbyterian Church of Akron wants to be known as the church with a heart for the city.  "We realize that the mission field is right at our door," the Rev. Mark Ruppert said.
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By Matt Sabo, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 21--YORK -- Since 1973, Rev. Dorothy Moore and members of her congregation have planted flowers and trees and mowed the grounds of a historic tract of land home to the crumbled foundational remains of Old Charles Parish Church.
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By Paul Sand, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 5--It was the intersection of religious celebration and community activism.