(October 12) Spanish-Language Church Service Interrupted By Stray Bullet, Hitting 11-Year-Old Boy In Arm
A boy was wounded in the arm when gunshots interrupted the evening worship service at a southeast Houston church.
Houston police officers responded to a shooting call just after 8 p.m....
(October 13) Greenville Man Charged With Break-In And Theft At Local Church | Winterville, NC
A Greenville man is facing charges after breaking into a place of worship.
It all happened on Sept. 28 around 1:00 p.m. when the Pitt County Sheriff's office responded to a call of a breaking and...
(October 12) Methodist Church Sues City Of Okemah For Creating A Stinky Mess | Okemah, OK
A lawsuit was filed in the District Court of Okfuskee County by St. Paul’s United Methodist Church against the city of Okemah on Monday, September 25.
The plaintiffs in the case are the Reverend...
(September 19) Woman Charged With Murder After Calling Police From Church Parking Lot | Autryville, NC
A woman covered in blood called police from a church parking lot and told them she may have been responsible for a person's death.
It happened Sunday at Mt. Carmel Church of God of Prophecy near...
(September 21) Garden City Man Charged In Theft Of Historic Cass County Church Bell | Harrisonville, Mo
Cass County prosecutors have charged a man in connection to the theft of a historic church bell in Gunn City, Missouri.
Christopher Longacre, 36, of Garden City, has been charged with felony...
(September 21) Traveling Pastor Facing Child Rape Charges, Indicted In Murfreesboro | TN
A man who preaches across the country, including in Tennessee, is behind bars for alleged child rape.
Benjamin Garlick faces 12 charges, including five counts of aggravated rape of a child 8 years old or...
(September 21) Iowa Teen Arrested For Hate Crimes After Allegedly Spraying Homophobic Slurs On Churches During Pride Festival | Decorah, IA
An Iowa teen was charged with hate crimes Wednesday after police say he spray-painted homophobic slurs on two churches and several other buildings during his...
(September 1) Mother Sues Columbia County Church, Daycare Worker For Assaulting Autistic Son | Grovetown, GA
The mother of an autistic child in Columbia County has filed a lawsuit against a daycare provider she claims assaulted her child.
The lawsuit, filed by Kasey Brooks on Aug. 2 in Columbia...
(September 1) Gunman Foiled In Attempt To Target Ambridge Black Church | Ambridge, PA
In the small Ambridge, Pa., community, a quick-thinking witness and swift police response prevented a potential massacre at Greater Dominion Church on Sunday morning, Aug. 27. Jeffrey Harris, a 38-year-old White...
(September 1) Oregon Catholic Church Fire Determined To Be Arson; Suspect Arrested | Salem, OR
The Salem Police Department has determined that the intense fire that devastated a historic Oregon Catholic church early Thursday morning was arson and announced that the suspect has been arrested.
The...
(August 31) Florida Baptist Convention Staff Not Responsible For $700K Cyberattack: Report | FL
An investigation into a recent cyberattack that cost the Florida Baptist Convention approximately $700,000 has concluded that no staff were responsible for the theft.
The FBC released an update Monday...
(August 25) Jaranwala Pastor Arrested In Connection With Blasphemy Incident That Sparked Violence | PAKISTAN
The police in Punjab’s Jaranwala have arrested a pastor, Amjad Alam, in connection with the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran that sparked the violence in the city last week.
At...
