CASTLETON — In light of media attention, a local church is standing by its decision to hire its current pastor, who has a criminal record, without first conducting a background check. John Longaker, ...

NEW HARTFORD -- Documents obtained by CNYCentral show that Word of Life Church has been around nearly 30 years, but not always in Oneida County and not always under this name. Jerry and Terri Irwin ...

WILLIAMSTOWN – Today’s Sunday morning services draw more than 500 people to the First Baptist Church of Williamstown, but the congregation was a lot smaller when the church was first organized 183 ...

Stevenson House seen from the parking lot of Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto on Aug. 3, 2021. Photo by Magali Gauthier. When Palo Alto agreed to allow local congregations to establish “safe ...

Besides adopting a national charter for protecting young people from clergy sexual abuses, Guam’s Catholic Church now also seeks legal background checks for all its adult ministers and volunteers to ...

At first glance, you don't notice the homeless people in the congregation in the south Jackson church at 800 Raymond Road. You don't notice the college student or the bail bondsman or the seminary ...

Soon, being a parent won’t get you an automatic pass into your kid’s Catholic school as a volunteer coach, playground monitor or teacher’s helper. If you want to contribute as a Sunday school leader, ...

Some Contemporary Christian artists come about when musicians meet Christ, and others develop when Christians hone their spiritual gifts and start to minister in music. For Steve Green, it probably ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A sign meant to promote acceptance and love outside of an Albuquerque church was defaced Thursday night. Now the church is asking whoever is responsible to come forward, to ...