Colorado Springs is home to dozens of major international evangelical parachurch organizations, many of them arriving here between 1980 and 1995. But the story really begins between 1945 and 1955, says a historian’s new book. William J. Schultz’s Jesus Springs: Evangelical…
The making of a martyr
The gunshot that killed Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University Sept. 10 changed everything. The conservative activist’s assassination tornadoed through America’s Christian nationalist movement, which reeled at the loss of one of its greatest warriors in a battle for the soul…
Residents fight Andrew Wommack’s takeover
Andrew Wommack is finding it’s harder to “take over” a Colorado city than he originally believed, following the failure of his recent efforts to recall members of the Woodland Park City Council. The health-and-wealth preacher, who teaches that believers should…
Evangelical leaders say Trump inspires national spiritual revival
Christians have long prayed God would send revival. Now, some Christian leaders say they are seeing signs of revival thanks to President Donald Trump. “Now, after just 100 days in office, the president has inspired a spiritual revival in our…
Judge calls Tina Peters ‘charlatan,’ sentences her to nine years for election crimes
Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk who became a 2020-election-denying hero to conservative Christians after granting conspiracists access to voting machine data that was published online, has reached a point in her three-year legal odyssey she had worked and…
Andrew Wommack’s version of Christian nationalism is spreading across the country
September is a big month for Andrew Wommack, the controversial health and wealth preacher who celebrates the 30th anniversary of his Charis Bible College on Sept. 6 and hosts his annual gathering of his Christian nationalist political arm, the Truth…
These Black religious leaders say Democrats are ‘perpetuating racism’
A group of Black conservatives has accused Democrats of “perpetuating racism” to ensure Blacks keep voting for left-leaning candidates. In a news release issued during the Democratic National Convention, the day a biracial woman was slated to accept her party’s…
‘Prophets’ promote political ‘Third Great Awakening’ to save America
America’s first and second “Great Awakenings” of the 18th and 19th centuries were religious revivals that offered salvation from sin and conversion to Christianity. These revivals spurred church growth and sparked far-reaching social reforms. But now, self-proclaimed pro-Trump “prophets” including…
A Colorado city fights back against the prosperity preacher trying to ‘take over’ their town
Voters appeared to reject Andrew Wommack’s plan to “take over” the city of Woodland Park, Colo., on Tuesday, electing a new mayor and four city council members who prevailed over candidates the health-and-wealth preacher endorsed. “We’re going to be Woodland…
Residents of Colorado town will highlight Christian nationalism after Wommack’s takeover
They lived in Woodland Park, Colo., for a decade or two or three before Andrew Wommack’s Charis Bible College came to town a decade ago. “I went to Bible college, so I thought, what could be wrong with that?” said…
FlashPoint ‘prophets’ declare God supports Trump and Christian nationalism
God is on Donald Trump’s side in this year’s election, said the pro-Trump “prophets” at a recent FlashPoint Live event. “The Holy Spirit spoke to me,” said Hank Kunneman, who wore a jacket decorated with stars and stripes as he…
Pro-Trump ‘prophets’ are taking their show on the road
A group of pro-Trump “prophets” who are 2020 election deniers are taking their show on the road with FlashPoint Live, which will visit seven cities before this year’s presidential election. As Religion News Service reported, FlashPoint Live is based on…