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April 24, 2009 -- Houston megachurch pastors Joel and Victoria Osteen will lead the first non-baseball event at Yankee Stadium Saturday when he hosts the Night of Hope in the Bronx, N.Y. The service is expected to draw tens-of-thousands from around the tri-state area, and will feature music from GRAMMY Award-winning worship leader Israel Houghton…

April 24, 2009 -- The Rev. Timothy Wright, a Pentecostal pastor and GRAMMY-nominated gospel artist, died Thursday in a New York hospital, a spokesman told the Associated Press. He was 61. Wright, founding pastor of Grace Tabernacle Christian Center Church of God in Christ in Brooklyn, N.Y., had been seriously injured in a July 4…

April 23, 2009 -- Miss California Carrie Prejean will appear tonight at the 40th Annual Dove Awards in Nashville, Tenn., the latest show of support she has received from conservative Christian groups since her opposition to gay marriage may have cost her the Miss USA crown Sunday. During the telecast on NBC Sunday, pageant judge…

April 20, 2009 -- Prominent Ukraine pastor Sunday Adelaja marked 15 years in ministry this month, drawing thousands to his Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God in Kiev for a three-day celebration that ended April 5. But despite the show of support, the charismatic minister remains at the center of controversy over his alleged…

April 17, 2009 -- Christian leaders encouraged students to raise their voices today on the annual Day of Silence, an initiative promoted by a gay activist group to protest harassment of homosexuals in schools. Although they said bullying should be opposed, pro-family leaders argued that the event sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education…

April 17, 2009 -- Church of God in Christ leaders voted Tuesday to move their annual convention to St. Louis after hosting it in Memphis, Tenn., for more than 100 years. "Memphis is our home," said Bishop Charles E. Blake, leader of the 6 million-member denomination. "We love this city, but we have been offered…

April 16, 2009 -- Hundreds of people are going barefoot today as part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness about the global need for shoes. Organized by TOMS Shoes, a company founded by Christian businessman Blake Mycoskie, the One Day Without Shoes event has drawn participants from around the world. The Assemblies of God-affiliated…

April 14, 2009 -- Leaders from the Assemblies of God (AG) and the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) are crossing racial divides this week to mark the anniversary of an infamous Springfield, Mo., lynching that occurred more than 100 years ago today - the same day the Azusa Street revival began in Los Angeles.…

April 8, 2009 -- A day after Vermont became the first state to legalize gay marriage by legislative act, a pro-family group launched a $1.5 million ad campaign to highlight how same-sex marriage undermines the religious liberties of traditional marriage supporters. The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) began airing the one-minute TV spots today in…

April 7, 2009 -- As President Obama made a surprise visit to Iraq today to meet with military and government leaders, Christians in the nation faced what many fear may be a new wave of anti-Christian violence. Four Iraqi Christians were murdered within two days last week. On Wednesday, Shabah Aziz Suliman was reportedly killed…

The Power Of One CD – Order Online By Israel Houghton / Integrity Music Join cross-cultural worship pioneer Israel Houghton for an invigorating selection of gospel-worship originals! The Power of One combines rock, funk, Latin, Gospel, and worship styles into a tasty, musical gumbo. Includes “Change the World“, “Moving Forward,” “Saved By Grace,” “Sing Redemption’s

March 27, 2009 -- Kansas abortionist George Tiller was found not guilty Friday of 19 misdemeanor charges of performing illegal late-term abortions. The jury of six men and six women took less than an hour to deliberate the case that had been closely watched by both abortion supporters and opponents. But moments after the verdict…

March 26, 2009 -- A Florida bill introduced to "prepare, strengthen and restore" healthy marriages has become a flashpoint of controversy for proposing to raise the cost of obtaining marriage licenses in the state. The Marriage Education bill-sponsored by Republican Rep. Scott Plakon (pictured) and co-sponsored by Democratic Rep. Darren Soto-would add $100 to the…

March 16, 2009 -- In an overwhelming vote Sunday, the members of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church elected the Rev. Tullian Tchividjian, grandson of famed evangelist Billy Graham, to be their new pastor. As part of Tchividjian's election, the 2,200-member congregation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., agreed to merge with Tchividjian's 650-member New City Church, also located…

March 13, 2009 -- Two ministries that had come under fire for their financial practices have received accreditation by the Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA). In an announcement Thursday, the ECFA said Joyce Meyer Ministries and Oral Roberts Universities had met the group's standards of "responsible stewardship," which involves ministries' financial accountability, transparency, board…