Six Lutheran congregations form Pretzel City Parish [Religion Digest]
Six Berks County Lutheran congregations have joined to form the Pretzel City Parish. Beginning today, Nativity, Reading; Hope, Reading; St. Paul, Reading; Christ, Reading; Bethany, West Reading; and ...
Colorado Public Radio1d
Neighborly or nuisance? Western Colorado church’s unhoused solution lands them a court date
The United Methodist Church began allowing unhoused residents to camp on a portion of their property after the passage of a camping ban in Montrose near the end of 2024. Since then, the effort has ...
Inside Higher Ed18d
SMU Wants to Separate From the Church but Keep the ‘Methodist’
A contentious, six-year legal battle between the United Methodist Church and Southern Methodist University is coming before the Texas Supreme Court today. The controversy centers around who maintains ...
The New York Times18d
Southern Methodist University Wants to Sever Ties to Its Church. Can the Church Stop It?
The dispute, which some critics say tests the church’s autonomy, reached the Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday for arguments. By Ruth Graham The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments on ...
Winona Post19d
Homer Church Gospel Hour Jan. 19
The Homer Church Gospel Hour will be held on Sunday, January 19, at 9 a.m. at the historic Homer Church on Old Homer Road in Homer. Our special musical witnesses will be P.J. Neumann, on vocals, ...
Penn Live20d
This Pa. city still has some of the highest STD rates in the U.S.
Still, there’s a city in Pennsylvania that has some of the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the country. A status it’s held for quite some time now. According to an ...
6abc News21d
Gold crown stolen from Center City church in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church says a crown worth tens ... the unit block of South 13th Street in Center City. "That person knew exactly what he was doing ...
Port City Daily24d
Court rules Fifth Avenue church can move forward with suit against United Methodist Church
The Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church ... of the United Methodist Church to allow them to reopen for worship services and disaffiliate from the denomination. (Port City Daily/file photo.) ...
6abc News25d
Crews battle hotspots after fire at historic church in Norristown, Pa.
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Heavy flames caused major damage to a church in Norristown, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday night. Crews continued putting out hotspots early Wednesday morning, as they also ...
Indiana Gazette25d
Homer City council begins year in grip of winter
HOMER CITY — The emotional high of Christmas and the new year is almost gone. But it’s still the season in Homer City.
Indiana Gazette29d
Community church announcements
For more information, please call (724) 427-7507. o o o HOMER CITY — Homer City Methodist Church will hold adult Sunday school at 8:15 a.m. and worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. This week’s sermon ...
Penn Live29d
Woman is dead, man in custody following shooting on street in Pa. city
SUNBURY — A woman is dead and a man is in custody following a fatal shooting Friday afternoon in Sunbury. Neither the name of the victim nor suspect had been released Friday evening. If you ...