Adrienne S. Gaines

May 7, 2009 -- Although President Obama did not host a National Day of Prayer observance, two African-American ministers prayed outside the White House today, even though it led to their arrest. The Rev. Johnny Hunter and the Rev. Stephen Broden, both longtime pro-life activists, were taken into custody briefly after holding a "prayer picket"…

The Las Vegas entertainer best known on stage for his masterful celebrity impressions is remembered offstage for his faith in Christ. Danny Gans, who died in his sleep Friday at age 52, was honored Sunday at several services held at the charismatic church he attended, The Church at South Las Vegas. In an interview with…

May 1, 2009 -- Vowing that it will "never forget," a California church is today unveiling an interactive exhibit honoring the 6 million Jews who died during the Holocaust. Built by Cornerstone Church in Fresno, the Holocaust Experience will guide visitors through scenes of 12 major events that took place between 1933 and 1945. The…

April 28, 2009 -- Hundreds were expected to gather on Capitol Hill today to rally for an end to human rights abuses in North Korea, where millions have died of starvation in the last decade and some 200,000 political prisoners are languishing in labor camps. Part of North Korea Freedom Week, which began with a…

April 27, 2009 -- The American Family Association (AFA) is urging Christians to contact their representatives to oppose a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes under federal hate crimes law. H.R. 1913, also known as the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, passed the House…

April 22, 2009 -- In the midst of the global economic crisis, a growing number of Christian business leaders are embracing a call to minister in the marketplace. So says Bruce Cook, a Christian businessman and host of the second Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit (K.E.Y.S.), which begins tonight in Austin, Texas, and ends Saturday.  

April 22, 2009 -- As the nation marks Earth Day today, Christian college students across the U.S. and Canada are getting their hands dirty as part of a National Day of Service for God's Creation. Organized by Renewal, a student-led creation care movement, the day of service provides opportunities for participants to lead education campaigns,…

April 21, 2009 -- Pro-family groups warn that a hate crimes bill that goes before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday could silence Christian opposition to homosexuality and jeopardize religious freedom. Introduced early this month, H.R. 1913, or the Local Law Enforcement and Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, seeks to add sexual orientation and…

April 16, 2009 -- On the deadline to file federal income taxes, hundreds of thousands of Americans gathered at state capitols nationwide to protest what they described as exorbitant taxing and big government spending under the Obama administration. Gathering for TEA-"Taxed Enough Already"-parties in more than 2,000 cities Wednesday, demonstrators held signs saying they were…

April 14, 2009 -- A minister jailed last month for violating an Oakland, Calif., city ordinance that prohibits pro-life activists from approaching women entering an abortion clinic was released April 7 and plans to resume sidewalk counseling in May. Walter B. Hoye II, a minister from Berkley, Calif., who founded the Issues4Life Foundation, was given…

April 13, 2009 -- Bishop Willie Lee Porter Sr., a veteran leader in the 6 million-member Church of God in Christ (COGIC) and one of the last bishops to have served with founder C.H. Mason, died Saturday in his home after battling congestive heart failure. He was 83. Porter, bishop of the Tennessee Central Jurisdiction,…

April 9, 2009 -- A 16-foot statue of Jesus credited with leading some passers-by to Christ and provoking one woman's healing is drawing crowds in Tulsa, Okla., this week as ministries display it in the run-up to Easter. "It's a beautiful, artistic expression of the gospel," said Ralph Fagin, interim president of Oral Roberts University,…

David "Pop" Winans Sr., patriarch of the award-winning gospel music family, died Wednesday in a Nashville, Tenn., hospice. He died at age 74 after suffering a heart attack and stroke in October. He was the father of platinum-selling gospel duo BeBe and CeCe Winans and the Grammy-winning quartet The Winans--comprised of sons Michael, Marvin, Carvin…

April 7, 2009 -- Christian groups are assisting victims of the Italian earthquake that has left more than 200 people dead, 1,500 injured and 17,000 displaced. Italy's worst earthquake in almost 30 years struck at 3:32 a.m. Monday in the central region of Abruzzo, about 60 miles from Rome, crushing residents in their beds and…

April 6, 2009 -- The leader of the nation's largest Pentecostal denomination has been named to the White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Bishop Charles E. Blake, leader of the 6 million-member Church of God in Christ, was appointed to a one-year term on Monday, becoming the first Pentecostal denominational leader named to…