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Charismatic pastor Wendell Smith has named his son senior pastor of The City Church, the 7,000-member, multi-site congregation he founded in Kirkland, Wash.
Judah and Chelsea Smith (pictured) will begin serving as senior pastors in September. Wendell Smith, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, will serve as founding pastor of the charismatic church.
Pentecostals on the tsunami-ravaged coast of Indonesia are experiencing a wave of conversions and healings.
In the strongly Muslim Aceh province of northern Sumatra—where 167,000 people died in the 2004 tsunamiâ—the underground church movement is growing, with Pentecostal congregations thriving.
Indonesia has an official policy of religious tolerance, but in Muslim-dominated areas Christians face open hostility and persecution. In Aceh province, churches must register with the authorities and are not permitted to evangelize. Many Christians choose to meet in unregistered—or underground—churches.
Gospel artist Kirk Franklin is teaming up with the American Heart Association’s Power to End Stroke campaign to launch the … Read More
Twenty years after the Chinese government-run People’s Liberation Army opened-fire on thousands of unarmed student protesters and allowed armored tanks to roll over the crowds, killing hundreds, Christians are praying for a “new” China to emerge that respects democracy and religious freedom.
Tonight Christian leaders from the U.S. and China are gathering in Washington, D.C., for a prayer service aimed at remembering the victims of the June 4, 1989, massacre.
A California pastor received the apology he was seeking from San Diego County officials who had ordered him and his … Read More
New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signed a gay marriage bill into law Wednesday, making his traditionally conservative state one of … Read More
Once more than $50 million in debt, Oral Roberts University (ORU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, now owes less than $1 million … Read More
Christian leaders are urging President Obama to address religious liberty and show clear support for Israel during his much-anticipated speech … Read More
Judge Roy Moore, who was ousted as chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court after refusing to remove a granite … Read More
The role of gays in church life promises to be debated hotly this summer in the nation’s mainline Protestant denominations. … Read More
The murder of abortion doctor George Tiller on Sunday has many pro-life leaders concerned the Obama administration will use the … Read More
Several former critics of the late Witness Lee, a disciple of Chinese evangelist Watchman Nee, are now calling his followers … Read More
Millions of Christians from 220 nations will unite in prayer and repentance on May 31 “Pentecost Sunday” for the annual … Read More
A Texas Christian businessman has a simple plan for evangelizing his community: Lift Jesus up and let Him do the … Read More
Jack W. Hayford announced Tuesday that he will not seek a second term as president of the International Church of … Read More
Pro-life groups are largely opposed to President Obama’s nomination of U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace retiring … Read More
The California Supreme Court today upheld a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one … Read More
Rolf K. McPherson, son of Foursquare Church founder Aimee Semple McPherson and former head of the Pentecostal denomination, died Thursday … Read More
Ralph D. Winter, the noted missiologist who coined the term “unreached people group,” died Wednesday in his Pasadena, Calif., home … Read More
Israel has been viewed for years as a dead end when it comes to oil or natural gas exploration. This … Read More
Nearly a decade after millions flocked to Pensacola, Fla., to experience one of the longest lasting Pentecostal revivals in history, … Read More
