Thomas Carroll Articles
Texas Hope Presbyterian Church Hosts Diaper Drive-in
Hope Presbyterian Church with a 425-member congregation in north Austin, is among churches throughout the Synod of the Sun that is finding creative ways to make connections with their members and the people they serve during COVID-19, despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. Chinese Pastor Wang Yi Transferred to Prison, Exact Location Still Unknown
According to a member from the heavily persecuted Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu, imprisoned pastor Wang Yi was recently transferred from Chengdu Detention Center to a prison, but the exact location has not been made clear to Wang's family. New York Pastor Threatened with $1,000 Fine For Holding Drive-in Church Service
The Central Bible Baptist Church in New York with around 40 members held a drive-in service and had to discontinue its worship after being threatened by the Massena Police Department that a fine of up to $1,000 would be imposed, on Friday challenged the claim that drive-in services violate Gov. ... American Christian Missionary Joyce Lin Dies in Plane Crash Delivering Coronavirus Aid in Indonesia
A 40-year-old American missionary from Maryland, Kodiak pilot, and IT specialist for Idaho-based Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF), Joyce Lin, died in a plane crash on Tuesday delivering COVID-19 supplies to a remote village in Indonesia. 113-Year-Old Woman Survives COVID-19
A 113-year-old woman has made history as the oldest woman in Spain and now she's setting more records as she officially becomes the country's oldest coronavirus survivor. China Slams Hong Kong Democracy Movement as ‘Political Virus’
On Wednesday China stepped up its use of anti-terrorism rhetoric regarding the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong that has permeated throughout the semi-autonomous region since 2019, calling it a "political virus" and a "dark, destructive force." And said there will never be stability amid the ... Former So. Baptist Pastor Darrin Patrick Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound at 49
The best-known pastor for planting The Journey megachurch in St. Louis in 2002, Darrin Patrick died Thursday night after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. First Lady Melania Trump Calls as Americans of All Faith Turn to Prayer
On May 7th, the National day of prayer, the First lady Melania Trump released a message from the White House that calls as Americans of all faith turn to prayer.First Lady Melania Trump spoke in her remark "All through the history Americans united in a challenging moment, we always turned to ... Finding The Way
Ashley Kim watches over her two small kids as they scamper around the back pews of Living Faith Presbyterian, a church that sits on Pico Boulevard on the edge of Koreatown. The 35-year-old second-generation Korean American says that she has always gone to the same church as her parents, but this ...