Twenty-five Protestant families have had their water and electricity supplies disconnected and have effectively been put under house arrest in Mexico because of their refusal to participate in Traditionalist Catholic religious ceremonies.

Atheists are challenging plans to include a 17-foot, cross-shaped beam that became a famous symbol of Ground Zero after 9/11 in a display at the national memorial museum that is scheduled to open this spring.

Some Evangelical activists are preparing a provocatively titled conference ostensibly gathering about “empowering the Palestinian church.”

Church of God General Overseer Dr. Mark Williams has called for prayer on behalf of the people of Ukraine amid continued unrest in the European country. He joins Dr. Tim Hill, director of Church of God World Missions, who has also issued a call for prayer through Church of God World Missions.

Community Bible Church (CBC), an interdenominational church that has developed a massive worldwide following thanks to online outreach, is now connecting with followers in two innovative ways: a new video channel accessible using Roku streaming media players, and a free mobile app with a host of updated features, now available for download in iTunes and Google Play. More information is available at www.communitybible.com.

One hundred forty-seven people from 45 Jewish mission organizations, academic institutions and congregations met together Sunday through Wednesday for the 31st annual North American conference of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism (LCJE) at the Billy Graham Center in Wheaton, Ill.

Members of one of the largest congregations in the Presbyterian Church (USA) have voted to leave the denomination, despite facing an $8.89 million cost for leaving.

Cleveland, TN–Lee University has received approval from the Tennessee Board of Nursing to proceed with its plans to begin a bachelor of science in nursing degree program. The decision allows students to be admitted to the new program this fall.

It has been a long time since I’ve included a commentary on Mission Network News, but today I’m doing it. The topic isn’t pretty. It’s divisive. It’s hurtful. It’s not what Christians should be doing. And yet because of our humanness, Christians fall into the same everyday political discourse that everyone else is facing today. The Ukraine/Russia conflict is causing a serious division among Christian believers in and out of Russia and Ukraine.