(SRNN NEWS)-( ) A famous Florida church is planning a celebration. Coral Ridge Presbyterian, founded in 1960 by the noted radio preacher Dr. D. James Kennedy, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a big extension on November 8th. Church officials say the Moss Center for Worship and the Arts will house the Kennedy Fellowship Hall, a space that will host worship, banquets, theatrical performances, and more. The facility will feature a fully equipped theatrical stage with a fly system, orchestra pit, and comprehensive backstage facilities. The big church boasts a membership numbering in the thousands.
( ) The Pacific Justice Institute has filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear the case of a Virginia college student who lost access to state tuition assistance after changing her major to pursue a religious vocation. The case asks the justices to reconsider their 2004 decision in which they upheld Washington state’s exclusion of students pursuing devotional theology degrees from a generally available scholarship program. PJI attorney Tracy Tribbett says “The Free Exercise Clause should not permit the government to draw a line that financially penalizes a student because she chooses to prepare for Christian ministry.”
( ) The Episcopal Church is reporting its membership has fallen below 1.5 million. The denomination’s 2025 report shows membership is down from nearly two million back in 2015. Average in-person Sunday attendance also declined to around 407,000, compared to 413,000 the previous year. A separate survey indicates that the denomination is aging. It found that 57 percent of Episcopalians are 65 or older, while just 10 percent are between 18 and 34. That study also reveals that only three percent of recent newcomers were attending a church congregation for the first time.
( ) Republican candidate Mike Rogers has kicked off a bus tour in Sterling Heights for his campaign for U.S. Senate in Michigan. The former congressman says one black pastor in metro Detroit told him he was the first Republican to visit his church in 76 years. His wife, Kristi Rogers, also spoke at the bus tour launch and says Democrat Abdul El-Sayed “wants you to believe something that he’s not. We know the difference.” Rogers has emphasized his Christian faith on the campaign trail while El-Sayed has been dogged by accusations of associating with known anti-Semites.
Brought to you by www.srnnews.com
SRN News — View the original story at SRNNews.com.
