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1. Tennessee Pastor Arrested, Trapped in India Over Customs Violation

...  then handed over his passport and was jailed in nearby Siliguri for six days, until he was allowed to post bail. But until officials lift the travel ban a judge ordered and return his passport, he cannot  ...

Created on 31 October 2019

2. Homeless Woman Breaks Into Pentecostal Church, Pulls Knife on Pastor

... d that he wouldn't let her stay." Jeremy Sendra even suggested that McCroby intended to be arrested so as to avoid the storm: "I mean when the state doesn't really offer help to homeless people, going to ja ...

Created on 17 October 2019

3. Pastor's Wife Arrested for Firing Gun in Church Parking Lot During Argument

A pastor's wife was charged with wanton endangerment on Aug. 22 after firing a gun in a church parking lot, according to the Register-Herald. The gunfight allegedly occurred in response to a heated argument ...

Created on 05 September 2019

4. Pastor Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Nearly $300,000 From Pentecostal Church

Pastor Kenneth Emmett Hogue pleaded guilty yesterday to embezzling almost $300,000 from the United Pentecostal Church in Butte, Montana, over a span of four years. Hogue was acting as treasurer to the ...

Created on 30 August 2019

5. Robert Morris Makes Surprise Visit to Hundreds of Incarcerated Men in Gateway Campus

On Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, hundreds of incarcerated men came to the chapel at the Coffield Unit expecting to hear their normal weekly Gateway Church service. However, on that day, something was different. ...

Created on 12 August 2019

6. 'I'm Feeling Blessed': Man Released After 28 Years in Jail for Murder He Didn't Commit ...

Corey Atchison says he feels blessed after courts declared him innocent. He spent 28 years in an Oklahoma jail for a murder he didn't commit. "You just move on, keep going," he says in a video posted  ...

Created on 19 July 2019

7. 'Money Doc' Who Claimed His Advice Was Guided by Scripture Arrested in Ponzi Scheme

... h 8, the author and radio host — whose book has been endorsed by Robert Jeffress, an adviser to President Trump and pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas — has been jailed in Dallas, where a magistra ...

Created on 22 March 2019

8. Robert Morris' Gateway Church Launches New Campus—In Prison

Gateway Church Pastor Robert Morris made an announcement to his Southlake, Texas, congregation that took everyone by surprise. Morris told the audience about the church's newest campus site, located in ...

Created on 05 February 2019

9. Man Poses as Pastor, Smuggles Drugs Into North Carolina Prison in His Bible

A man disguised as a pastor smuggled drugs into jail by hiding them in his Bible. The Scotland County (North Carolina) Detective Division posted the incident to their Facebook page. James A. Morman III ...

Created on 03 January 2019

10. How This Woman Went From Drug Addict to Miracle-Working Healing Evangelist

"We came in, they were blasting the worship music in the whole building. Every woman in there was singing, so the whole building was just vibrating with worship. How awesome! I said, 'Oh, this is gonna ...

Created on 28 December 2018

11. 27 Church Members Jailed After Singing 'Amazing Grace' to Stop ICE Arrest ...

Twenty-seven members church members were jailed Friday after they hindered an arrest by surrounding an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) van and singing "Amazing Grace." Members of the CityWel ...

Created on 26 November 2018

12. Will an 'Allied Partnership' Lead to Pastor Andrew Brunson's Release?

Despite recent tensions between our two countries, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu just met in Washington. Following the meeting, the two offices ...

Created on 07 June 2018

13. President Trump Assures Imprisoned Pastor U.S. Working for His Release

This weekend, President Trump made his boldest statement yet in defense of imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson. President Trump publicly reiterated his frustration at Turkey's treatment of pastor ...

Created on 30 May 2018

14. Family of Former North Korean Prisoner Praises God for His Safe Return

The family of Tony Kim, one of three American Christians released today by the North Korean regime, is thankful he's finally coming home. "We are very grateful for the release of our husband and father, ...

Created on 10 May 2018

15. Remembering Prisoners: It All Starts with Jesus

In the book of Hebrews, there is an interesting stand-alone verse: "Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them" (Heb. 13:3, NIV). Jesus also included visiting those in prison ...

Created on 09 May 2018

16. Resolution Helps Former Inmates Live Out Their God-Given Potential

The U.S. Senate has passed a resolution declaring April 2018 "Second Chance Month," continuing Prison Fellowship's national effort to reduce barriers that keep formerly incarcerated Americans from successfully ...

Created on 27 April 2018

17. Evangelicals Compel House to Pass Prison Reform

Some notable faith leaders have written to congressional leaders to show their support for a bipartisan prison reform act that's being considered by lawmakers in the House. The Prison Reform and Redemption ...

Created on 26 April 2018

18. President Declares April 'Second Chance Month'

President Donald Trump is taking the phrase "everybody deserves a second chance" to heart, declaring April "Second Chance Month." The move is aimed at emphasizing the importance of helping people who have ...

Created on 03 April 2018

19. Turkey Indicts Pastor Andrew Brunson, Calls Sharing the Gospel 'Terrorism'

The ACLJ and others continue to labor fervently for his release. American Pastor Andrew Brunson has now been officially charged, facing what amounts to life in prison, as his trial begins in just weeks. ...

Created on 21 March 2018

20. Muslim Bans Christian Prison Chaplain Without Warning, Citing 'Extreme' Views

A highly-respected Christian volunteer chaplain at HMP Brixton has been removed from chaplaincy work, and an internationally-respected Christian course banned by a Muslim senior chaplain, in an attempt ...

Created on 07 February 2018