Canon Mary D. Glasspool of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland was elected bishop on Saturday in a close race against a Los Angeles-area Hispanic cleric, making her the Episcopal Church’s first openly lesbian bishop. It was not until the seventh ballot that Ms. Glasspool, 55, an Annapolis resident, captured the election for the second of... Continue Reading

A ramshackle Detroit church whose small but dedicated congregation provides services to homeless, hungry and addicted people, got a major shot of hope as crews began rebuilding its roof — thanks to about $70,000 in donations from around the world. “I’m astounded,” the Rev. Henry Covington, pastor of Pilgrim Church and its I Am My... Continue Reading

Six delegates from the official Protestant China Christian Council and from the church-state liaison body the Three-Self Patriotic Movement have visited the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan. Given the long-standing dispute over the sovereignty of Taiwan, and the differences between the churches on this issue, the meeting – the first of its kind... Continue Reading

If the Chinese church committed itself completely to mission it would be a great new force that could complete the Great Commission, a mission expert stated. There are an estimated 100 million Christians in China, including members of the underground church, and the number is rapidly growing. Some have estimated that 30,000 people in China... Continue Reading

The move was announced as Anglican leader Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, protested to the Pope in the Vatican over its plans to receive Anglican converts en masse. Pope Benedict XVI was last month accused of attempting to poach Anglicans unhappy about decisions taken in their church to ordain women and sexually-active homosexuals... Continue Reading

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled Friday that a federal district court should have considered whether a Gilbert, Ariz., sign ordinance unconstitutionally discriminates against religious signs among all non-commercial signs. The court sent the case, filed by attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund who represent Good News Community Church (ARP), back... Continue Reading

Many are familiar with the term “10/40 Window” – the geographical frame with the largest population of non-Christians in the world. The mission strategist who coined that phrase believes the new emphasis should be on the “4/14 Window”. The 4/14 Window, as coined by Dr. Luis Bush, international facilitator of Transform World Connections, describes a... Continue Reading

The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is pormoting its “every church plant a church” campaign to help bring more people to Christ. Launched this year by the denomination’s home mission arm, Mission to North America (MNA), the thrust was designed to create a grassroots church-planting culture in the PCA. “We’re not inventing any new methodology... Continue Reading

When the Rev. John Lolla began writing the history of his congregation at Plum Creek Presbyterian Church in 2003, he knew it would be a big project. But five years, five volumes and 2,200 pages later, “The Creek Runs Deep: Two Centuries of Salvation History,” has turned out to be more than the history of... Continue Reading

Rev. Don and Pam Kearby have been selected as “Ground Coordinators” for the June 2010 “Rocky Mountain Missionary Homecoming” preceding and overlapping by one day the EPC General Assembly meeting in Colorado. The Kearby’s are in the application process to become EPC World Outreach missionaries with Don serving as “Missions Advancement Associate” in the Western... Continue Reading