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A 237-year-old African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church has made headlines after it elected its first woman to serve in leadership. Mother Bethel AME Church in Philadelphia announced it had elected Rev. Carolyn C. Caveness to replace its former pastor, Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler. Tyler had served as head pastor for 16 years. Caveness had been…

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Event organizers are celebrating an “historic” turnout of the first-ever “March for Jesus” held in Dublin, Ireland. Event organizers estimated that around 12,000 people attended the event, which brought marchers from the Garden of Remembrance to Dáil Éireann. Participants in the event sang worship songs and held up signs such as “Jesus can change your…

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The Episcopal Church is reporting growing numbers in worship despite the denomination losing 40,000 members last year. As of 2023, the denomination boasts 1.547 million people and accounted for 6,754 congregations. This number is down from 2022, which reported 1.584 million members and 6,789 congregations. However, the 2023 Parochial Report stated that the number of…

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For the first time since the catastrophic fire in 2019, the bells of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris rang out in harmony, filling the air with a sound rich in history and hope. This chime marked a monumental moment in the restoration of one of the world’s most beloved Christian landmarks, signaling a return to…

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Months after its sanctuary was destroyed in a fire, First Baptist Dallas has announced its plan rebuild. “Our goal is to honor the past while looking forward to what God will do here. We are committed to preserving the historic exterior walls of the sanctuary, and we’ve been working diligently to shore them up during…

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