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Major decline in adoptions accompanies COVID-19 pandemic
A substantial drop in the number of adoptions in the United States coincided with the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. Intercountry adoptions declined by 45% from 2019 to 2020; private, domestic adoptions by non-stepparents by 17%; and public adoptions from foster care by 13%, the National Council for Adoption (NCFA) reported May 11... read more
Deadly explosion damages historic church, Baptist offices in Cuba
The church’s 19th century dome has been ripped open into the sky. Windows are shattered; floors have collapsed. Pews, which have held generations of devout Christian families in western Cuba, are now reduced to splinters in a pile of post-explosion rubble... read more
Not a shell game: beach baptism opens door for public witness
A public baptism including more than 130 changed lives is significant on its own. But an onlooker’s response may be the biggest memory for Matt Laughter, worship pastor for the East Lake campus of Calvary Church... read more
‘I cried all day’: Buffalo church, community grieve supermarket massacre
Four miles from the Tops Friendly Markets mass shooting May 14, North Buffalo Community Church pastor William Smith is comforting a crying community. Church member Cashell Durham lost her baby brother Aaron Salter in the massacre—a 55-year-old retired Buffalo police officer and Tops security guard, who was among the four employees killed... read more
Send Relief features Family Advocacy Ministry during Foster Care Awareness Month
At any given moment, an estimated 400,000 U.S. children and teens are in foster care. There also happens to be roughly that many churches across the United States. “Foster care impacts every community in the U... read more
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North Carolina churches navigate important, sometimes controversial transition to elder-led
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Interim ministry helps North Carolina church transition smoothly into new era
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Missouri church cuts ties with camp accused of mishandling abuse
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The Summit Church halfway to goal of planting 1,000 churches
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2022 Book of Reports released
