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An old well began gushing oilfield wastewater in a West Texas church parking lot, sparking a costly cleanup

By the time the Texas Railroad Commission shut down nearby oilfield injection wells to control the leak, 1.5 million gallons of toxic wastewater had spilled to the surface.

The Texas Tribune

These houses of worship are older than America. How they outlasted wars, schisms and lawsuits

Four houses of worship in southern New England are examples of the estimated 1% of congregations in the U.S. that have endured since the nation’s founding in 1776

The Independent UK

‘We need each other’: how a Black church and a white church joined forces after Hurricane Katrina

After New Orleans was ravaged 20 years ago, two places of worship teamed up to offer a space for devastated residents

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Rebuilding one of the nation's oldest Black churches to begin at Juneteenth ceremony

A groundbreaking is scheduled in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches

The Independent UK

As a scholar, he's charted the decline in religion. Now the church he pastors is closing its doors

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Southern Baptists are poised to ban churches with women pastors. Some are urging them to reconsider

The Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to vote on a proposed constitutional ban on churches with women pastors

The Independent UK

Charles Stanley, whose Christian broadcasts spanned the world, dies at 90

His "In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley," a Christian teaching program, first aired on the Christian Broadcasting Network in 1978. He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Atlanta for 50 years.

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Experts link graves to one of nation's oldest Black churches

A team of archaeologists and scientists in Virginia say the graves of three men belonged to one of the nation’s oldest Black churches

The Independent UK

Christian leaders rally around embattled Herschel Walker

ATLANTA — With a scrum of TV cameras and reporters waiting outside the doors, First Baptist Atlanta’s senior pastor, Anthony George, led a group of evangelical Christians in prayer for embattled GOP Senate nominee Herschel Walker Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

On Colombia's San Andres, a historic church's roots run deep

The roots of First Baptist Church on Colombia's San Andres Island run deep

The Independent UK

Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church

Archaeologists in Virginia have begun excavating three suspected graves at the original site of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches

The Independent UK

Mike Bianchi: New Pat Williams Library is where readers become leaders

Pat Williams is talking about his old friends finally having a place to call their own.

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