Adrienne S. Gaines

A Christian media watchdog is protesting a proposed animated TV show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of His "powerful but apathetic father" and live a regular life in New York City.Movieguide founder Ted Baehr is seeking 500,000 signatures on an online petition to stop Comedy Central from pursuing the half-hour program JC. According…

Christians from across the globe are gearing up to share the gospel with the thousands of soccer fans expected to attend the world's biggest sporting event which starts June 11. Some 200 Brazilian Christians began arriving in South Africa this month for the FIFA Word Cup with plans to target a very specific group when…

To further its mission to serve the Spirit-filled community, Charisma magazine has launched a free Charisma News Mobile app, one of the first Christian applications to offer original news articles that inform readers about the work of the Holy Spirit worldwide, and inspire and empower believers to live life in the Spirit. The Charisma News Mobile app is currently available…

A Colorado-based ministry presented the gospel to an estimated 300 million people last year, according to its recent statistics. Every Home for Christ (EHC) President Dick Eastman said in 2009 missionaries distributed gospel booklets to more than 66 million homes, representing roughly 300 million people. As a result of the outreach, some 12 million people…

More than 1,500 churches from a variety of denominations showed their solidarity with Israel during a special service Sunday. On the second annual Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Sunday, congregations prayed for the peace of Jerusalem and pastors dedicated their sermons to explaining why Christians should support the Jewish nation. Organized by Texas pastor John…

The teen convert to Christianity who ran away from her Muslim parents claiming they threatened to kill her is facing a new battle. Rifqa Bary, 17, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of uterine cancer, according to her friend, Jamal Jivanjee, a Florida-based minister who talked with the teen Monday. He said Bary has…

Hundreds of thousands of Christians worldwide are expected to participate in the 10th annual Global Day of Prayer being held Sunday. Founder Graham Power will host a large-scale gathering at the Newlands Rugby Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, where the first Global Day of Prayer was held in 2001. "People just have such an…

The man considered the "godfather of Jewish evangelism" has died. Moishe Rosen, founder of Jews for Jesus (JFJ), died Wednesday in San Francisco after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 78. Since it was founded in 1973, JFJ has been a leader in Jewish evangelism, with thousands of Jews embracing faith in Jesus…

The nation's largest coalition of Hispanic churches has announced a three-year partnership with prayer leader Lou Engle's social justice organization TheCall to Conscience to promote a national adoption initiative among Latino Christians. The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC), a network of 25,000 congregations representing 16 million people, said it plans to provide resources and…

Contemporary Christian artists are hoping to help a Nashville, Tenn., church rebuild after massive flooding in early May destroyed its building. On Tuesday night, singer-songwriter Brandon Heath and songwriter-producer Jason Ingram will lead the Love Your Neighbor benefit concert to restore 5-year-old El Shaddai Christian Church. The Spirit-filled Hispanic congregation's south Nashville facility was devastated…

Pastor John Wiley didn't think it was fair that the working poor or "hidden homeless" in Kansas City, Mo., had to live in pay-by-the-week motels, so his church did something about it. River Christian Fellowship in 2009 purchased a $16 million vacant hospital for $1 million and is working to convert it to the River…

Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson was honored for his longstanding support for Israel during the sixth annual Jerusalem Prayer Banquet held Thursday night in New York City. Co-hosted by the Christian ministry Eagles Wings, the event recognized Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network, along with Jewish businessman Irwin Hochberg, a longtime leader in several pro-Jewish…

A diverse group of Christian leaders is calling for an immigration reform policy that offers a legal path to citizenship but does not promote amnesty. In a statement released Tuesday, the leaders—who range from Pentecostals to Southern Baptists and represent millions of constituents—said the nation must secure, not close, its borders then allow "the millions…