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  Over 4,000 people baptized at California beach during historic 'Baptize SoCal' event

  Michael Gryboski | Tue 6 Jun 2023 10:32 BST

  More than 4,000 people were baptized off the beaches of Southern California on Pentecost Sunday as part of a revival event organized by several congregations.

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  Rick Warren campaigns for Southern Baptist reinstatement of Saddleback Church

  Adelle M Banks | Tue 6 Jun 2023 8:45 BST

  Days before the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, former megachurch pastor Rick Warren has appealed to his fellow Southern Baptists to overturn a denominational decision to oust his Saddleback Church because it permits women to serve with the title pastor.

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  Utah school district bans King James Bible from school libraries

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 5 Jun 2023 12:20 BST

  Copies of the King James Bible have been removed from some school libraries in the US state of Utah after a parent complained.

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  Virtual worshippers often satisfied, but more Americans choose in-person services

  Adelle M Banks | Mon 5 Jun 2023 10:49 BST

  'Broadly speaking, the survey finds that most Americans who watch religious services on screens are happy with them,' Pew researchers found.

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  Ancient Hebrew Bible sells for over $38m

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 2 Jun 2023 6:09 BST

  An auction house has sold the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible in the world for a staggering $38.1.

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  US Episcopal leader Bishop Michael Curry temporarily hospitalised

  Stephanie Velez | Thu 1 Jun 2023 6:04 BST

  Bishop Curry was treated at a hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina, for internal bleeding and an irregular heartbeat.

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  Jill Dillard says she didn't make any money from '19 Kids and Counting'

  Stephanie Velez | Thu 1 Jun 2023 6:03 BST

  The couple have appeared together in a new documentary, Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets, a four-part series premiering on Amazon Prime on Friday.

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  Pastor who lost daughter in Nashville Christian school shooting is 'learning to live with sadness'

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 31 May 2023 6:25 BST

  The senior pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Chad Scruggs, has spoken about how he is living with the pain of grief in his first sermon since his 9-year-old daughter was killed in a Christian school shooting in Nashville.

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  Southern Baptist Convention is 'in crisis', says Rick Warren

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 31 May 2023 5:53 BST

  Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren says the Southern Baptist Convention needs to be more honest about its current trajectory after years of declining membership.

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  5 tributes to Tim Keller

  Michael Gryboski | Sun 21 May 2023 13:37 BST

  Pastor and author Tim Keller died on Friday, after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer and shortly after it was announced that he was being put in hospice care.

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  'Forever grateful': Tributes pour in for Tim Keller after death at 72

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 20 May 2023 4:18 BST

  Christian leaders have been expressing their gratitude for the legacy of pastor and preacher Tim Keller after his death from pancreatic cancer aged 72.

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  Tim Keller readmitted to hospital

  Stephanie Velez | Thu 18 May 2023 8:21 BST

  Tim Keller's family is asking for prayers after the popular pastor and author, who is battling cancer, was readmitted to hospital.