U.S. churches find financial transparency
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The growth of megachurches in the United States has spawned mega revenues, leading many to find the financial light and embrace transparency to assure their congregations that their offerings are well spent.
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For nearly a decade, members of Ripon's First Congregational Church bared their souls to Pastor Randall Radic. But clearly it didn't work both ways. There were certain things he wasn't telling them.
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More than a century ago, Western missionaries began streaming into Africa looking for souls in need of salvation. Now, conservative American priests say it's their church that needs saving.
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By Karen Heinselman, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa  Sep. 17--Editor's note: This is the first of two stories examining how churches balance tradition and new ideas.   CEDAR FALLS -- They come in fine suits and neatly pressed blouses.
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With a mixture of hope and pessimism, local Episcopal leaders plowed through the 93-page report of the long-anticipated Lambeth Commission on Communion, released Monday.
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In the US the two religious groups, historically at odds, find new opportunities for dialogue and understanding.
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Catholic leaders try to regain trust amid continuing lawsuits and financial challenges.
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The report released Monday by an Anglican church commission reinforces what spiritual leaders of Episcopal Church USA members in downstate Illinois have been saying for more than a year, they said.
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The 16 churches the Archdiocese of Boston put up for sale this week are worth about $28 million, according to local tax assessors.
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LOS ANGELES - The Internal Revenue Service has ordered a prominent liberal church to turn over documents and e-mails it produced during the 2004 election year that contain references to political candidates.
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There's nothing skimpy about corporate transparency.
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Â·  Survey calls for churches to work with policeÂ·   Clergy can be 'honest brokers' for young people
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Cautious optimism greets church report that offers road to reconciliation on gay bishop issue.
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I've heard thousands of sermons over the years, and a ton of them were about sex and money (or substitute: lust and greed). It's as if the two issues are synonymous, and in a way, they are.
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Business & money: Fresh evidence emerges over the depth of America's sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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One of South Korea&#39;s top banks has rolled out a new credit card for Protestant clergy that will give them breaks on Bible purchases and allow them to gather bonus points they can turn into donations for their churches.
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A story on Page C1 Tuesday misidentified the cPort Credit Union. It was a copy editor's error.  CLARIFICATION  A story on Page B1 Friday characterized the Mormon religion incompletely. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is considered a Christian faith.