Keith Gaughf’s journey to the pulpit at First United Methodist Church started with a pretty 15-year-old he met in high school, and a shove from God. Gaughf was 16 when he noticed his future wife at Mt ...

Last week, the IRS said it wants to do away with a 71-year-old prohibition barring churches from endorsing political ...

When you donate or pledge money to a religious institution, Uncle Sam does not take a bite of that cash. For years, the ...

Two South Shore Methodist churches recently merged their parishes, and will come up with a new name in the next year.

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Churches can endorse candidates from the pulpit without endangering their tax-exempt status, the IRS said in a Texas court ...

Unless you, my dear reader, were born in the last couple of decades, your world has seen many changes, from the way we work ...

This week, the Internal Revenue Service quietly ratified a change to its longstanding rules on allowing certain nonprofit groups, like churches, to take on political stances. News of the policy change ...

MIOpera returns to Bloomington-Normal for its first full-length performance in the Twin Cities in two years. "Nunsense" ...

"From the Pulpit" is a weekly column of faith, shared by Central Illinois faith leaders. This week: Beginning again in ...

The Catholic religious order to which the Rev. Freddy Washington belongs says the allegations against him are ...

We are on the road a lot these days. Always in motion visiting family and friends. But being in motion, moving around, is ...