Very good news even if small in context. The Associated Press reports that “several hundred” Lutheran congregations are breaking ranks with the homosexual affirming leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
A new Lutheran denomination is being formed for congregations opposed to the homosexual-friendly policy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Last August, the ELCA national assembly voted to allow pastors in committed same-sex relationships. Opponents say the new policy contradicts scripture, and have announced plans to establish the North American Lutheran Church, a new denomination that will recruit dissident …

Reports have also surfaced against Bishop Peter Wren, Sr. of Birmingham, AL.  A woman the Wren family identified as Tiffany Youngblood and a former member of Wren’s East Birmingham COGIC, has begin publicly telling a story alleging Wren was an adulterous sexual predator (among other things) who had manipulated multiple women in his congregation into sexual relationships. But on Jan 14th, Wren’s son posted the following response to Youngblood’s allegations on Black Preaching Network:
“On December 27, 2009, a blog and/or discussion board posted a letter from a member ID (Anchored …

Reporting on clergy sexual abuse in the nation’s largest black pentecostal denomination is not an easy or enjoyable task. But because denominational leadership has repeatedly failed to enact their own policies on the issue, we have to continue exposing not only the careless attitude of leadership, but the criminals who continue to prey upon the weak and innocent in the Lord’s church. People should be reminded that if your leadership will not take measure to ensure the protection of your children at church, then you should know that they will …

It happened almost 25 years ago, but the wheels of justice finally caught up with Prince Wilbert Woolfork of Owensboro, KY.  Even after the rape was reported in 2007, Woolfork had remained an active pastor for a full year in Kentucky First Jurisdiction until his resignation. The Associated Press reported that a grand jury reached the verdict on Jan 30 giving the man a 20 year sentence for first degree rape.
A grand jury has indicted a former western Kentucky preacher on charges that he raped a teenager nearly 25 …

The Episcopal bishop who has been the source of much of the bitter division, vindictiveness and darkness clouding that denomination now wants people to pray away an insurmountable gay rift. Oh, and use discernment too.
In Dallas,  Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefforts-Schori told the Associated Press that the church should respond with “prayer and discernment” after she opened the door and ushered in doctrines of devils disguised as tolerance and acceptance. [source] But how much discernment does the leader of a Christian denomination need to know that homosexuality is diametrically opposed to …

On November 7th, COGIC Presiding Bishop Charles Blake held a forum where he handed out a paper with proposed changes to the current sexual abuse policy. According to the church about 1000 people received the handout entitled “The Church of God in Christ’s Continued Stand Against Sexual Misconduct”. Read the proposed changes [pdf]. While one news outlet reported the changes were adopted, no such vetting and ratification occurred. As it stands, they are only proposals.
Supt. Harvey Burnett reviewed the proposed changes calling it “good and bad news”.
In our opinion, here …

Two apostate denominations are pressing further into darkness and irreconcilable differences with the Word of God in their obsession to affirm homosexuality. In fact, the quickest route into apostasy is the affirmation of sexual perversion. To do so, one would be have to diminish or reject God’s Word. That’s exactly the path two self proclaimed US Christian denominations have taken.
In Chicago, the  presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America suggested that the Bible isn’t the last word on homosexuality. [source]
In a town hall meeting Sunday, Bishop Mark Hanson said, …

This is good and GCM Watch applauds Lutheran CORE (Coalition for Renewal) for making this decision. Not an easy one, but a necessary one. The apostate wing of the church in America seeks to dominate and control by forcing others to accept abomination.
Some churches are learning there is no such thing as tolerance and equality with these people.  The only thing wise to do is to separate yourself and leave them to wallow in their immoral vomit.
Via the Washington Times, we learn that a second Lutheran body has come to …

Several COGIC clergy sexual abuse trials have reached the courts. Two have been concluded, two are yet to be tried. Here are the updates:
1. Maryland – A woman who filed a 100 million dollar civil lawsuit against COGIC as a result of the case of former Elder Tony Malbrough. Marlbrough was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. A judge dismissed the case because the woman did not show up in court. No reason has been given for the woman’s no show.
2. North Carolina – The families of …

St James Holiness Church of God in Christ in Toledo may have a set a nauseating new low. The church has had four convicted pedophiles operating in ministry with the Pastor’s knowledge. But that’s only the beginning of this shocking story which truly symbolizes why drastic reform is needed in COGIC now.
The pastor of St James, William James, Jr. didn’t put the men out of the church, it took legal action against them to stop their predatory activities.
According to Maurice Morris, a former longtime member of the church, James kept …