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New book offers help on how to transition church properties
Congregations facing closure or downsizing must think about more than maximizing profits from the sale of facilities and other assets, social entrepreneur and church finance expert Mark Elsdon said...
Regionalization a key question for African United Methodists
As the United Methodist Church counts down to this year’s general conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, regionalization proposals are topmost on the minds of African leaders and delegates....
For infertile people, the fate of frozen embryos is deeply personal
When Ericka Andersen and her husband started infertility treatment a decade ago, they were hoping for one successful pregnancy....
Religious leaders decry plan to bring back electric chair, gassing in Louisiana
A cross section of religious leaders gathered on the steps of the Louisiana Capitol recently to offer prayers and protest over the state’s plan to add the electric chair and poison gas to its lineu...
At odds with the state, Amish milk farmer has long day in court
An Amish raw milk farmer in southern Pennsylvania may have a glimmer of hope to escape...
Biden administration finalizes rule on religious liberty protections
Nine agencies of the Biden administration have finalized a new rule that officials say will improve religious freedom by protecting the rights of beneficiaries of social services funded by the gove...