A change of heart and a heartfelt conversation with his mother helped shape the Rev. Aquilino "John" Perez's journey.

Religious leaders across the country are seeing a new wave of younger people filling church pews — particularly young men.

New Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in South Dallas celebrated its 100th anniversary Sunday with packed pews and a ...

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP — While America gets ready to soon celebrate its 250th birthday, Middletown Presbyterian Church celebrates 305 years on Sunday. The church at 273 S. Old Middletown Road in ...

There are churches that are growing, and those that are closing, but if you’ve been reading this column a while, you know the net number of people attending worship services any given week is ...

When members voted to change the bylaws at Houston's Second Baptist Church in 2023, a single sentence that seemingly slipped by most people put the church at odds with its own faith: "Members are not ...

When members voted to change the bylaws at Houston’s Second Baptist Church in 2023, a single sentence that seemingly slipped by most people put the church at odds with its own faith: “Members are not ...

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The man who opened fire in a Michigan church and killed four people while setting it ablaze long harbored hatred toward the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ...

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Emergency crews respond to a shooting and fire at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Grand Blanc, Mich., Sept. 28, 2025. (David Guralnick/Detroit News via AP)(AP/David Guralnick) ...

BURTON, MI -- The gunman who killed at least four worshippers at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township on Sunday unleashed an unprovoked, bitter critique of the ...