Is Bellevue Changing? -- Some Members Say Church Leaving Its Traditional Roots
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By James Dowd dowd@commercialappealcom  Recent changes at Bellevue Baptist Church have led to online protests by some members, but church leaders on Tuesday dismissed claims that the congregation is abandoning its traditional structure.
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By KELLI KENNEDY  LADY LAKE, Fla. - Though Elden Jefferson's concrete block home had suffered roof and wall damage that needed his attention, he and his wife felt the need to go to church - what was left of it.
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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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Christian conservatives, traditionally a reliable Republican constituency, aren't necessarily a GOP gimme this time around. There is an undercurrent of concern that some evangelicals, unhappy that the GOP-led Congress and President Bush haven't paid more attention to gay marriage and other "values" issues, may stay home on Election Day or even vote Democratic.
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By Carrie A. Moore Deseret Morning News  Active Latter-day Saints want their church to provide a "frank and honest" presentation of church history, unvarnished by attempts to sugar-coat the past in order to make it more palatable.
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By John Weiss, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Jun. 22--CHATFIELD -- But for one vote, the Pioneer Presbyterian Church in Chatfield would be celebrating its 150th anniversary as the Pioneer Congregational Church.   The Rev.
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By Frank E. Lockwood, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Dec. 16--When it severed ties with its denomination, Church of the Apostles forfeited more than its "Episcopal" label. It also gave up its buildings, its bank accounts, its furniture, even its name tags.
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Reflecting a change in both, hip-hop music and churches seem to be inching closer together.
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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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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 Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Jun. 17--"There's a new church in town," a release promoting Pine Ridge Church reads.
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Berlin (IANS) Many foreign hands are blessing congregations in Germany. As fewer and fewer German men and women take on work in the nation s churches, pastoral duties are falling on foreign priests - some of ...
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A provocative study asks whether religion is a product of evol ution. Inside a quest for the roots of faith
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By Sam Hodges, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 16--The dedication of a gleaming new church building is no big deal in suburban Dallas. Downtown, though, it's almost as rare as real wine in a Baptist communion.
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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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COPENHAGEN -- The "Amens!" flew like popcorn in hot oil as 120 Christian worshipers clapped and danced and praised Jesus as if He'd just walked into the room. In a country where about 2 percent of the population attend  church regularly and many churches draw barely enough worshipers to fill a...
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Two of the biggest Episcopal parishes in Virginia are poised to break from the denomination to join overseas Anglicans forming a conservative U.S. rival to The Episcopal Church.