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May 29 2023
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Two killed in Falls Church shooting
Two people were fatally shot in Falls Church, Va., on Monday afternoon, according to police, and two others were injured. Police responded to a call shortly after 3:30 p.m. Monday to the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane in Falls Church, where several people were seen fleeing an apartment, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Two people had been shot to death and two others had been
Washington Post
Jul 27 2023
News
A church pastor and social activist is fatally struck by a Stamford police SUV responding to a call
A police officer responding to a call struck and killed a well-known church pastor in Connecticut, authorities said. Stamford Police Officer Zachary Lockwood, 24, was driving a police sport utility vehicle when he hit 69-year-old Tommie Jackson shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Connecticut State Police accident report. Jackson, a pastor at Rehoboth Fellowship Church and Faith
Connecticut Public
May 24 2023
News
Fatal shooting reported on Church Street
An as-yet-unidentified woman is dead after a shooting in Marshalltown on Wednesday afternoon. Just before 4:30 p.m., public safety personnel responded to 607 E. Church St. in Marshalltown after the Marshall County 911 Communications Center received a call about a shooting. Upon arrival, law enforcement discovered an adult female, age 57, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, and she was
Marshalltown Times Republican
Jul 25 2023
News
Former pastor charged in 1975 murder of Gretchen Harrington, 8, who was walking to church
Nearly 50 years after an 8-year-old girl was abducted on her way to Bible camp, a former Pennsylvania pastor has been charged with kidnapping and murdering the child, officials said Monday. David Zandstra, 83, has been charged with criminal homicide, first, second and third degree murder, kidnapping of a minor and possession of an instrument of crime in the 1975 murder case of Gretchen
"USA Today" Contributor
Jul 10 2023
News
Small Plane Crashes At Lake Murray Community Church In La Mesa
The crash was reported at 3:07 p.m. Sunday at Lake Murray Community Church at 5777 Lake Murray Blvd. in La Mesa, according to Heartland Fire and Rescue, which serves the cities of El Cajon, La Mesa and Lemon Grove. The plane crashed in the church parking lot, went through a chain link fence and moved downhill, said Andy McKellar, emergency preparedness coordinator for Heartland Fire and Rescue
Patch.com
Jul 21 2023
News
Barrington NH pastor who stole $130K from his church sentenced to prison
CONCORD — A New Hampshire executive pastor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing about $130,000 from his church to pay off gambling debts and make purchases. Gregory Neal, of Barrington, 45, was sentenced in federal court Wednesday and ordered to pay back the Journey Baptist Church and the insurance company that covered a portion of the losses. He pleaded guilty in April to
Portsmouth Herald
Jul 27 2023
News
Sinéad O'Connor paid dearly for criticizing the Catholic church. History proved her right
Following the announcement of Sinéad O’Connor’s death aged 56 Wednesday, her life and music with all their complexities and convulsions have been put back into the spotlight. The Irish singer was known for her pure and crisp voice, paired with exceptional songwriting abilities that evoked her views on politics, spirituality, history and philosophy, but it was the moment when she tore up a
CNN (Online News)
Jun 13 2023
News
SBC reelects Barber as president, votes on church ousters
Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in New Orleans reelected Bart Barber, pastor of First Baptist Church in Farmersville, as SBC president by a more than two-to-one margin. Barber, the incumbent president, received 7,531 votes—68.38 percent—compared to 3,458 votes—31.4 percent—for challenger Mike Stone, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear, Ga. The
Baptist Standard
Jun 13 2023
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Southern Baptists Move to Purge Churches With Female Pastors
The letter in October came as a shock to Linda Barnes Popham, who had been the pastor of Fern Creek Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky., for 30 years, the first woman to lead her congregation. She had served in ministry even longer, since she started as a pianist at age 16.
But now, she read in the letter, officials of the Southern Baptist Convention had received a complaint about her
New York Times (News)
May 29 2023
News
2 Killed, 2 Injured In Shooting, Stabbing In Falls Church
FALLS CHURCH, VA — Two people are dead and two have been injured in a shooting and a stabbing in Falls Church, authorities said Monday.
The incident happened on the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane in Falls Church, police said. Several suspects were seen running from an apartment, police said.
Two people suffered stab wounds that are not considered life-threatening, while two people
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