(February 9) Garden City Man Arrested On 162 Counts Of Theft From Church | Garden City, KS

Police began investigating the theft on Jan. 31 after being contacted by the First Baptist Church. The church said an individual had been using the church’s debit card, and the church was missing...

(February 9) New Philadelphia Man Gets Life Sentence For Sexual Abuse Of Children | New Philadelphia, OH

A 60-year-old man who formerly volunteered with a church youth ministry has received a life sentence with the possibility of parole after 20 years for raping and committing other sex offenses...

(February 8) Church Vandalized 'Beyond Comprehension' | Reading, PA

An act of vandalism left a path of destruction and tens of thousands of dollars in damage at a church in Reading. Chairs tossed, sound equipment thrown to the ground, the piano keys severely broken and a punctured television --...

(January 31) Church Burglary Led To Arrest In Powell County | Powell, KY

The Powell County Sheriff’s Office said Powell County Dispatch received a report of a potential burglary from church staff. Staff told authorities an unknown man was seen through surveillance cameras inside the church....

(January 31) Texas Seminary Student Arrested On Felony Sexual Assault Charge | TX

An undergraduate student at a prominent Southern Baptist seminary was reportedly arrested on a felony sexual assault charge and suspended by the school. 

Christian “Curly” Flores, 20, was arrested...

(February 01) Former Celebration Church Pastor Sues Current Leadership, Alleges Fraud | Jacksonville, FL

The embattled former pastor of Celebration Church is now fighting back with a countersuit against some of the megachurch’s current leadership.

The lawsuit, filed in court Jan. 19, said...

(January 31) 13-Year-Old Arrested In Connection With Pastor Carjacking, The Latest In A String Of Violent Crimes Committed By Teenagers | St. Louis, MO

Missouri pastor Mike Coleman is thankful to be alive after being carjacked at gunpoint by two teens in the parking lot of Carondelet Baptist...

(January 31) Church Vandal Caught On Camera In Queens | New York, NY

A man who hurled an object at a church in Queens on Sunday is being sought by police. While the Eagles and 49ers were hurling footballs in the NFC championship game, at around 3:56 pm, this suspect was hurling objects at the...

(January 26) Judge Awards County, Christ Church $100k In Frederica Road Lawsuit | GA

Plaintiffs in a lawsuit that sought to halt the relocation of a section of Frederica Road in front of Christ Church Frederica must pay nearly $100,000 to the church and Glynn County in costs and attorney fees,...

(January 27) Spain Church Machete Attack Suspect Was 25-Year-Old Moroccan, Police Confirm | Spain

MADRID, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The suspect in a machete attack on two churches in southern Spain in which one clergyman was killed and another seriously injured is a 25-year-old Moroccan man who was due...

(January 27) Deputies Seek Public's Help After ATV, Other Items Stolen From Kanawha County Church |WV

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Deputies are asking for the public’s help finding suspects accused of stealing an ATV and other items from a church storage building in Kanawha...

(January 26) Fargo Man Charged With Breaking Into Church To Watch Porn | Fargo, ND

FARGO — A Fargo man is accused of breaking into St. Paul's Free Lutheran Church and using a church computer to watch pornography.

Desire Konkai Kiadii, 20, faces two counts of felony burglary in Cass County...