January through March is an especially busy time for the staff and volunteers who put together the Winterfest weekends. Thousands across the country attend Winterfest where they receive top notch entertainment and spiritual nurture from some of the nation’s finest praise and worship leaders, musical groups, and speakers.
Christian churches and worship centers were completely shut down on Sunday in the central Nigerian town of Wukari following religious riots that broke out Saturday in the town between Muslims and Christians.
For too long there has been a disconnect between the church and issues surrounding orphan care, according to Johnny Carr, national director of church partnerships at Bethany Christian Services.
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys have asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit to weigh in on a church’s lawsuit over a Phoenix suburb’s flawed sign ordinance. On Feb. 8, a three-judge panel ruled 2-1 against Good News Community Church, whose signs are subjected by the town of Gilbert to greater regulation than similar non-commercial signs.
