Creativity, courage and the willingness to make tough decisions are traits churches need to navigate the challenges posed by aging buildings, declining memberships and shifting demographics, according to those living this reality. But it also requires the fortitude to work…
Churches educating congregants on how to respond if ICE shows up
Religious groups are hoping for the best and preparing for the worst now that immigration raids can be conducted in churches, schools and other spaces historically off limits to such actions. The Trump administration rescinded previous guidance barring Immigration and…
Election 1980: When a D.C. congregation had to vote on one of its own
During the four years of his presidency, Jimmy Carter was an active member of the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., worshipping at least 75 times in the sanctuary a mile north of the White House and,…
Jimmy Carter freed a Ukrainian pastor and brought him to church
Forty-five years before the Biden Administration negotiated a complicated, multinational prisoner exchange for the freedom of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and 11 others, the administration of President Jimmy Carter swapped two convicted spies for five Soviet detainees. “The…