Brian Hibbard and Scott Harris have donated seven original paintings, created exclusively to celebrate the 25th anniversary of International Cooperating Ministries (ICM), as part of a nationwide silent auction to raise funds for ICM church-building projects.
Reaching Hearts International is taking a Maryland county back to court in a continuing effort to build a new church. The church sued Prince George’s County, Maryland, after officials refused to approve water and sewage plans for its new property, which is the first step in building.
Attorney Ward Coe, who filed suit against the county and won in federal court, says the case was affirmed by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals directing them to process the next application without delay and without discrimination. “So we submitted an application and they turned it down and they took a year to do it,” he states. “We think they violated the injunction, so we’re back in court.”
The county contends the construction would affect the capacity of a nearby reservoir and threaten water quality. “That’s what they contended in the first case — and that reason was found to be a pretext by the jury and the court,” Coe explains. “In fact, they were opposed to having a church there.”
The attorney adds that county officials actually made a statement to the press that they opposed the church because it would not produce tax revenue.
Coe is asking the court to declare the county in contempt of court. The county already faces a judgment of $3.7 million.
(Source: OneNewsNow)
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that upholds Good News Clubs’ right to meet in public school buildings after hours.
The much–anticipated fourth book from Christian author Dr. Steven Stiles entitled Gotchyaa! – Surviving Con Artists in the Church was released today in paperback and in Kindle edition on Amazon.com.
Thousands are expected to attend a Christian concert today that will benefit victims of the Joplin tornado.
The Christian Grandparenting Network is issuing a call to grandparents across the US and Canada to unite with other grandparents in churches and communities on September 11, 2011 to pray for the children of our world, our families and our country’s leaders.
