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  Jan 10, 2023

  ‘I’m almost afraid to hand you this,’ Pastor James Meeks says in handing over megachurch to Charlie Dates

  Founding pastor of the 10,000-member Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, James Meeks, said he was “almost afraid” to hand over the reins of the congregation he led for the last 38 years to Pastor Charlie Dates. In an emotional retirement ceremony Sunday, he revealed he is trusting God to give his spiritual son the strength he needs to carry on the ministry.

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  Jan 9, 2023

  Pastor who fled war in Congo is shot dead, left like ‘trash’ in Nashville

  A Nashville pastor who fled war in the Congo to find a better life in America was shot dead outside his apartment last Thursday and left like “trash in the yard” until a concerned neighbor called the police for help.

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  Jan 6, 2023

  Bank settles lawsuit against Celebration Church founders over $700K debt

  Six months after suing Celebration Church founders Stovall and Kerri Weems and several companies they control for defaulting on more than $700,000 in loans, First Citizens Bank revealed that they've reached a settlement with the former megachurch leaders.

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  Jan 6, 2023

  Newlywed Christian husband fatally shot by stray bullet as he slept with wife

  An Alabama church and its extended Christian family are now grappling with grief and trauma after one of its members, who got married last February, was fatally struck by a stray bullet while in bed with his wife on Wednesday morning.

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  Jan 6, 2023

  Journey founder Neal Schon raises alarm over Paula White-Cain’s access to band’s bank accounts

  A founding member of the rock band Journey is calling for the removal of Paula White-Cain as an authorized signatory on the band’s bank accounts, arguing that it violates an agreement he has with White-Cain’s husband, Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain.

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  Jan 5, 2023

  Former youth pastor accused of sexually abusing 14 girls to be released from prison after 33 months

  Robert Shiflet, a former youth pastor at Denton Bible Church in Texas who was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison in June 2021 for child sex trafficking charges, is set to be released next month but will spend the rest of his life under federal supervision.

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  Jan 5, 2023

  Family of 8, including 5 children, found shot dead at Utah home in murder-suicide

  Eight family members, including five children and an adult described as a “leader” in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were found shot dead inside a home in Enoch City, Utah, on Wednesday.

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  Jan 4, 2023

  International Churches of Christ abused, pressured members financially to the point of suicide: lawsuit

  The International Churches of Christ, a racially diverse, and theologically conservative non-denominational body of co-operating Christian congregations, along with their affiliated organizations have been accused in a lawsuit filed by five women in California of covering up child sexual abuse and pressuring members so much for money some left the church and later committed suicide.

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  Jan 4, 2023

  Damar Hamlin’s uncle tells public to continue sending prayers as ‘they are making a difference’

  After learning that his nephew, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, had to be resuscitated twice after he collapsed due to a cardiac arrest during Monday night's game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Dorrian Glenn, urged the public on Tuesday to keep praying as Hamlin’s health has been “trending upwards in a positive way” since his hospitalization.

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  Jan 3, 2023

  Damar Hamlin showered with prayers as he remains in critical condition after cardiac arrest at Bengals game

  Prayers continued to go up for Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin as the beloved 24-year-old NFL player remained hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday morning after suffering a cardiac arrest that caused him to collapse during a live broadcast of a game against the Cincinnati Bengals Monday night.