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Pastor Mike Jr. Sweeps 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards,

August 26, 2025 - 11:42 AM Pastor Mike Jr. Sweeps 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards, Plus Red Carpet Photos The gospel artist set a record as he won nine categories at the annual event. The results are in, and Pastor Mike Jr. came out on top at the 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards. The Birmingham, Ala. native took home the trophy in all nine categories where he received nominations. With the wins, he scored Artist of the Year for the fourth time, setting a new record and putting him ahead of Kirk Franklin and Marvin Sapp, who have both won three times. With the theme, OUR MUSIC, OUR VOICE, OUR CULTURE, Bebe and ...

‘Running toward Jesus’: 45,000 attend Amplify 2025 evangelism event; over 1,100 commit to follow Jesus

August 23, 2025 - 04:33 AM ‘Running toward Jesus’: 45,000 attend Amplify 2025 evangelism event; over 1,100 commit to follow Jesus Story by Michael Gryboski Around 45,000 people attend Amplify 2025, an evangelism event held in Benton, Arkansas, on Aug. 8-9, 2025, and hosted by Pulse Evangelism. A two-day evangelism event that drew 45,000 people to Benton, Arkansas, earlier this month saw over 1,100 people commit their lives to following Jesus. Hosted by Pulse Evangelism, Amplify 2025 featured music, prayer and faith testimonies that drew people from 37 states Aug. 8-9. Pulse founder and evangelist Nick Hall told The Christian Post on Monday via email that over......

107 Ministerial Students Commissioned Into Full-Time Ministry Of The Church Of Pentecost

July 19, 2025 - 05:22 PM A total of 107 graduates from the Pentecost School of Theology and Missions (PSTM) at Pentecost University have been commissioned into the full-time ministry of The Church of Pentecost. The commissioning ceremony, officiated by the Chairman of the Church, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, was held at the Pentecost Convention Centre in Gomoa Fetteh on Friday, July 18, 2025. Of the 107 newly commissioned ministers, 92 are Ghanaians, while 15 are international students representing Liberia (4), Nigeria (2), Lesotho (2), South Africa (1), Rwanda (1), Angola (1), Pakistan (1), and New Zealand (1). During their training, the graduating cohort constructed a 25 kW solar energy project for their campus......

John MacArthur, influential evangelical preacher, dies at 86

July 17, 2025 - 06:36 AM The Rev. John MacArthur, an influential and exacting evangelical preacher, died Monday at the age of 86. He led Grace Community Church in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Sun Valley for more than five decades. The church announced his death on its website, praising his "56 years of faithful ministry." On Sunday, Tom Patton, one of the church's pastors, told the congregation MacArthur had been hospitalized with pneumonia. "Even in recent years, though beset with health challenges, he persisted in teaching, leading, and investing in the ministries the Lord had entrusted to him," the church's statement said. MacArthur made news during the coronavirus pandemic for flouting......

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90, weeks after going into cardiac arrest.

July 06, 2025 - 07:24 AM Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90, weeks after going into cardiac arrest By Natalie Neysa Alund USA TODAY Famed televangelist Jimmy Swaggart died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, July 1, his family and publicist announced. He was 90. The Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism had been in critical condition at a Louisiana hospital after going into cardiac arrest on June 15, family members said during a prayer service last month. Swaggart's publicist Megan Kelly told USA TODAY the late pastor died at about 7:30 a.m. local time while surrounded by his family. "Today, our hearts are heavy as we share that Brother Swaggart has finished......

BRANDON LAKES WINS BIG AT THE 2025 K-LOVE FAN AWARD

June 01, 2025 - 06:54 AM Brandon Lake Wins Big at 2025 K-LOVE Fan Awards: See the Full Winners List Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2025 by Lindsay Williams The 12th annual K-LOVE Fan Awards boasted a clean sweep for Brandon Lake, 17 unforgettable performances and a warm main stage welcome for a number of brand new acts. Held at Nashville’s historic Grand Ole Opry House on Sunday, May 25, the 2025 installment showcased Christian music’s biggest songs and brightest stars across a stacked evening hosted by four of the genre’s most respected chart-toppers: Matthew West, Jeremy Camp, Bart Millard (MercyMe) and Mac Powell. Dominating the nominee......

Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV?

May 24, 2025 - 03:44 AM Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV? 9 May 2025 By Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Ione Wells South America correspondent, reporting from Chiclayo, Peru EPA Pope Leo XIV has supported his predecessor - and attention will focus on his early actions Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the crowds below were chanting "Viva il Papa" - Long live the Pope. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has become the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV. He is the first American to fill the role of pope, although he is considered as much a cardinal from Latin America because of the......

ORU Celebrates Largest Graduating Class in History

May 06, 2025 - 09:36 AM Tulsa, Oklahoma, May 5, 2025—Oral Roberts University (ORU) held its 2025 Commencement on Saturday, May 3, celebrating the largest graduating class in the University’s history. With 1,065 graduates, the 2025 class represented 42 U.S. states and 62 different nations. ORU’s student body has increased every year for the last 16 years. For the academic year (2024-2025), ORU enrolled 7,069 unduplicated students, setting a new record for the University. As part of the Commencement proceedings, ORU President Dr. William M. Wilson commissioned the graduating class with these words: “Today, you join over 34,000 other students who have graduated from this University over......

Bishop T.D. Jakes announces leadership change at The Potter's House with new senior pastors

May 06, 2025 - 09:27 AM The Brief Bishop T.D. Jakes announced a leadership shift at The Potter's House megachurch on Sunday. Pastors Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts will be the senior pastors later in 2025. Jakes will remain Chairman of the Board and spiritual overseer of The Potter’s House. DALLAS - Bishop T.D. Jakes announced his plans Sunday morning to appoint Pastors Touré Roberts and Sarah Jakes Roberts as senior pastors of the Dallas-based megachurch, The Potter's House. The appointment will happen later in 2025. Jakes will remain Chairman of the Board and spiritual overseer of The Potter’s House. He will transition to daily pastoral......

Pilgrims and the powerful come together for Pope Francis’s funeral

April 26, 2025 - 08:55 AM Pilgrims and the powerful come together for Pope Francis’s funeral Applause rings out as late pontiff’s wooden coffin carried from altar of St Peter’s Basilica for open-air ceremony Angela Giuffrida in Vatican City Sat 26 Apr 2025 08.09 EDT Share Pope Francis has been eulogised as “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone” during a funeral mass that brought together an array of mourners, from pilgrims and refugees to powerful world leaders and royals. Francis, 88, died on Monday after a stroke and subsequent heart failure, setting into motion a......

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Pastor Mike Jr. Sweeps 2025 Stellar Gospel Music Awards,

‘Running toward Jesus’: 45,000 attend Amplify 2025 evangelism event; over 1,100 commit to follow Jesus

107 Ministerial Students Commissioned Into Full-Time Ministry Of The Church Of Pentecost

John MacArthur, influential evangelical preacher, dies at 86

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90, weeks after going into cardiac arrest.

BRANDON LAKES WINS BIG AT THE 2025 K-LOVE FAN AWARD

Who is Robert Prevost, the new Pope Leo XIV?

ORU Celebrates Largest Graduating Class in History

Bishop T.D. Jakes announces leadership change at The Potter's House with new senior pastors

Pilgrims and the powerful come together for Pope Francis’s funeral

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