The church is supposed to be the eternal bulwark against the changing ways of the world. What happens when it’s overrun by social fads and political fashions that may endanger our communities and families—and even our own souls? In this provocative episode of Over the Target, host Lee Smith speaks with Lucas Miles, a pastor…

The church is supposed to be the eternal bulwark against the changing ways of the world. What happens when it’s overrun by social fads and political fashions that may endanger our communities and families—and even our own souls? In this provocative episode of Over the Target, host Lee Smith speaks with Lucas Miles, a pastor…

The church is supposed to be the eternal bulwark against the changing ways of the world. What happens when it’s overrun by social fads and political fashions that may endanger our communities and families—and even our own souls? In this provocative episode of Over the Target, host Lee Smith speaks with Lucas Miles, a pastor…

Another church has burned in northern Alberta. St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Lac La Biche was gutted by fire early in the morning of July 1. The call came in around 6:30 a.m. on Canada Day. Lac La Biche RCMP said in a news release that “the church sustained significant damage inside and out.” While…

A 32-day fundraising campaign to preserve a huge and historic Acadian church in western Nova Scotia has raised only a fraction of the funds needed to save the building. The chairman of Nation Prospère Acadie, a non-profit group leading the campaign—which ended Tuesday—says about $116,000 of the $2.5-million goal has been donated toward repairing Saint…

A judge ruled Friday to have a church in California pay $1.2 million in fines—including interest—for defying COVID-19 rules during the pandemic by holding large religious services where attendees were not wearing masks. Calvary Chapel in San Jose was dealt the fine, including 10 percent interest, on April 7 by Evette Pennypacker, a Superior Court of California judge in Santa…

BANGKOK, Thailand—More than 60 self-exiled members of a Chinese Christian church who were detained in Thailand paid fines for overstaying their visas but remained in police custody Saturday uncertain about their legal status amid fears they would be deported against their will to their home country, where they face possible persecution. The 63 members of…

A major fire burned a large church in Burlington, New Jersey to the ground on Monday, its roof collapsing as more than 100 firefighters and emergency personnel battled the flames, local media reported. The blaze erupted at about 6 p.m. eastern time at the Fountain of Life Center in Florence Township, New Jersey, northeast of…

Pandemic-related charges against an Ontario pastor have been withdrawn at the request of the Crown attorneys in two cities last month, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). In a news release on Feb. 22, the Justice Centre said charges against Aaron Rock, a lead pastor from Harvest Bible Church in Windsor, were…

This Medieval wooden church is in such excellent condition it’s hard to believe it was built over 800 years ago. Happening upon Borgund Stave Church in Norway, you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d walked onto the set of a Tolkien fantasy film or a scene from “Game of Thrones.” One of Norway’s most visited landmarks,…