3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (473+ words) Pastor's 2008 child rape conviction surfaced publicly, prompting resignation and a bishop's admission of vetting failures. The Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International has canceled the planned appointment of a Missouri pastor to a state leadership role after learning of his…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (216+ words) Grand Canyon University tops the list for the fourth year in a row. The first MinistryWatch database curated list for September is the 50 largest Christian colleges and universities by total revenue. The rankings are based on database information as of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (410+ words) Church says he followed restrictions but will no longer serve. Amid the controversy involving a registered sex offender at Pawleys Island Community Church, another South Carolina church has removed a registered sex offender from active ministry roles. Brookwood Church in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (575+ words) Meet five ministries building the systems, supplies, and relationships that make fast disaster relief possible. But that’s not the whole picture. This column exists to amplify ministries doing excellent work — to spotlight ministries making a difference in their own communities…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (886+ words) Congregants raised over $1.8 million with no stated cause — then war broke out in Ukraine. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is part of our occasional series Generous Living, where we highlight creative ways in which people, families, and churches have walked out…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) LIFE Outreach unseats Liberty University as top user of private aircraft. MinistryWatch, in collaboration with the Trinity Foundation, each month publishes a list of the private planes belonging to pastors and Christian ministries. The list also includes basic information about…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (507+ words) LIFE Outreach, officially the Life Outreach International Association of Churches, is in MinistryWatch’s “Withhold Giving” category for failing to file a Form 990. James Robison, host of the long-running “Life Today” show, died in May 2026. (Image courtesy JamesRobison.org) In response…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (478+ words) Bishop alleges bylaw changes violate Book of Discipline and threaten church's standing. The Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church filed a lawsuit Aug. 10 against Highland Park Methodist Church, claiming church leadership is attempting to sever ties with the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (869+ words) The Bucket Ministry’s recent Kibera project led to over 22K professions of faith. As a recently-converted Christian, Christopher Beth went on a mission trip to the Brazilian Amazon with his daughter in 2012. He had no inkling the trip would change his…...