Month: October 2019
China released house church member Gou Zhongcan Oct. 22 after seven months in prison...
China frees Christian prisoner amid ongoing persecution
by Diana Chandler CHINA, Oct. 25, 2019 (BP) — China has freed an imprisoned Christian but continues a reign of persecution including church demolitions and restrictions barring foreign students fromRead More
In 2014 in IS captivity, Mueller defended her faith in front of an IS executioner...
Christian honored in Baghdadi defeat termed faithful
by Diana Chandler PRESCOTT, Ariz., Oct. 28, 2019 (BP) — Kayla Mueller, after whom was named the Oct. 26 operation that reportedly killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, isRead More
Put another way, people aren’t leaving faith, but they are actively leaving Christianity.
Opinion: Christianity as we know it is dying. Let’s welcome the new life ahead.
by: Amy Butler Oct. 30, 2019 (RNS) — In a recent study, Pew reported that 26% of Americans now self-identify as religiously unaffiliated, up from 17% just 10 years ago.Read More
RIP Medical Debt instead abolishes the debt, with no tax consequences or strings attached for the recipients, according to its site.
Chicago churches join growing movement of congregations paying off medical debt
by: Emily McFarlan Miller CHICAGO, Oct. 28, 2019 (RNS) — This Thanksgiving, 5,888 families in Illinois’ Cook County will receive a card with the names of several congregations belonging toRead More
Franklin made the announcement on Monday (Oct. 28) in a pair of videos posted to Twitter.
Kirk Franklin to boycott Dove Awards, says comments about race were cut from speech
by: Jack Jenkins Oct. 28, 2019 (RNS) — Prominent gospel musician Kirk Franklin says he will boycott the Christian music Dove Awards, citing frustrations with the Gospel Music Association andRead More
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It’s a pretty good deal: All-you-can-eat brunch helps raise money for Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry – The Beacon-News
Food was served from 20 Aurora area restaurants including Geneva, Oswego and Naperville, as well as by the culinary team from East Aurora High School. Music groups from other areaRead More
McKeehan's cause and manner of death remain under investigation...
TobyMac’s 21-year-old son, aspiring rapper Truett Foster McKeehan, dies
by: Matthew LeimkuhlerOct 25, 2019 (USA Today) — Truett Foster McKeehan, the oldest son of Christian rapper TobyMac, died Wednesday in Nashville, a representative confirmed to the USA TODAY NetworkRead More
The event marks Fox Valley Habitat’s 63rd dedication in Aurora, North Aurora and Montgomery since the nonprofit’s founding in 1988.
Fox Valley Habitat to dedicate first Women Build home on Nov. 2
MONTGOMERY, Ill., Oct. 14, 2019—Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will dedicate its first Women Build home at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at 823 Gillette Ave. in Aurora. TheRead More