SALEM — A pastor who was expelled from his denomination for forming close friendships with witches took issue on Thursday with a number of evangelists who were preaching repentance on the streets of the Halloween capital of the world. Phil Wyman and his group “The Gathering” have been attending Halloween celebrations in Salem for nearly […]
PETERSBURG, Ky. — A nationally-recognized Biblical Creation and apologist organization has launched a national billboard campaign in an effort to reach atheists for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Ken Ham’s Answers in Genesis launched the campaign this week in prominent locations in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, including in the heavily-trafficked Times Square. […]
SPRINGFIELD — Three Christians with a church in Springfield, Missouri were arrested on Friday night while preaching the Gospel in the public square. The situation is part of an ongoing battle between members of Lighthouse Anabaptist Church and the Springfield Police Department. “This is coming to a head,” Pastor Aaron Brummitt told Christian News Network […]
PHILADELPHIA — Questions are being raised over the decision by Greg Laurie’s Harvest Crusade to invite a band whose members dressed as women for Halloween to perform at their city-wide evangelistic event this past weekend. NEEDTOBREATHE is a multiple Dove Award-winning band from South Carolina, and is comprised of brothers Bear and Bo Rinehart, who […]
PERTH — Police in Scotland have again arrested and jailed an open-air preacher for proclaiming the Gospel in the street. As previously reported, Josh Williamson of Perth states that he was preaching from Scripture about man’s enslavement to sin last Wednesday when he was taken into custody, interrogated and later released with the warning to stop […]
GREEN BAY — A 72-year-old trucker from Wisconsin is on a mission to share the truth and hope of the Gospel by purchasing billboards throughout his state. Harold Scott of Green Bay has spent over $600,000 purchasing billboard space over the past two years, all of which he has paid for almost entirely with his […]
PERTH — A street preacher in Scotland was arrested this week for ‘breach of the peace’ and advised that the content of his sermon was illegal after an anonymous bystander complained to police about his activities. Josh Williamson of Perth states that he was preaching from Scripture about man’s enslavement to sin when he was […]
ST. PAUL — The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the right of a Minnesota Christian to distribute Bibles at Twin Cities Pride Fest, a celebration of homosexuality held each year in Minneapolis. In 2012, the Minnesota Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) had issued a regulation prohibiting literature distribution during the free festival, which […]
MORGANTON, North Carolina — A Christian evangelist witnessing at a public festival in North Carolina this past weekend was forced to put away a wooden cross that he was holding as police asserted that it could be considered a “dangerous weapon.” Brothers Jesse and Matthew Boyd, along with friend Kent Blalock, attended the 32nd annual […]
GREENFIELD — The City of Greenfield, Wisconsin has agreed to allow a local pastor and his evangelistic associate to distribute Bibles at its annual Harley-Davidson festival after officers initially threatened them with arrest for their activities. Pastor David Murray had visited the free public festival last month with a friend, Dan Lawrence, to distribute Scripture to attendees. However, they were […]