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Former Cypress Christian School Coach Indicted in Georgia Over Alleged Sexual Communications
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Former Cypress Christian School Coach Indicted in Georgia Over Alleged Sexual Communications

On August 18, 2026, a Bryan County grand jury in Georgia indicted Jared Randall Barber, a former teacher and coach at Cypress Christian School in Texas. The indictment...

Youth for Christ Files Federal Lawsuit Over Leland Zoning Denial
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Youth for Christ Files Federal Lawsuit Over Leland Zoning Denial

A federal lawsuit filed in August by Youth for Christ and Apollos Properties alleges religious discrimination in a zoning dispute in Leland Township, Michigan. The case centers on...

Camp Mystic Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Texas Legislative Report Finds Flood Deaths Avoidable
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Camp Mystic Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After Texas Legislative Report Finds Flood Deaths Avoidable

On June 18, the Texas Legislature released a 115-page investigative report concluding that the deaths of 28 people at Camp Mystic were avoidable. The report, based on 140...

Former Employees of U.S. Senate Candidate Adam Hamilton Split on Handling of 2005 Camp Abuse Report
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Former Employees of U.S. Senate Candidate Adam Hamilton Split on Handling of 2005 Camp Abuse Report

Former employees of Adam Hamilton, the founding pastor of the Church of the Resurrection and a candidate for the U.S. Senate, offer mixed assessments of his leadership. While...

Wisconsin teacher charged with sexual misconduct involving two Hope Christian Academy students
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Wisconsin teacher charged with sexual misconduct involving two Hope Christian Academy students

Derrick Lee Pfeffer, 42, of Baldwin, Wisconsin, has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct and possession of child sexual abuse material in connection with allegations...

Former Christian school teacher charged with 13 felonies involving two minors
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Former Christian school teacher charged with 13 felonies involving two minors

Derrick Lee Pfeffer, a former teacher and athletic director at a private Christian school in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, has been charged with 13 felony counts related to...

Maranatha Christian School Daycare Worker Pleads Guilty as Parents Sue Over Alleged 15-Year Pattern of Abuse
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Maranatha Christian School Daycare Worker Pleads Guilty as Parents Sue Over Alleged 15-Year Pattern of Abuse

A former day-care worker at Maranatha Christian School in Florence, South Carolina, has pleaded guilty to child abuse charges while a civil lawsuit alleges that school and church...

GO Church Launches Fayette County Campus at Starr’s Mill High School to Expand Ministry Reach in South Metro Atlanta
Churches Serving Their Communities

GO Church Launches Fayette County Campus at Starr’s Mill High School to Expand Ministry Reach in South Metro Atlanta

GO Church recently expanded its ministry reach in the South Metro Atlanta area by launching a new campus in Fayette County. The initiative involved dozens of volunteers who...

Young Catholic Priest’s Expulsion Raises Alarm Over the Future of Christian Communities in the Holy Land
Holy Land Christians

Young Catholic Priest’s Expulsion Raises Alarm Over the Future of Christian Communities in the Holy Land

Kingdom News Brief: Father Louis Salman, a prominent young Catholic priest in the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, was forced to leave the region after Israeli authorities chose...

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