Kim Roberts

Dallas

Contributor at MinistryWatch

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MinistryWatch’s Top 10 Stories for May

1 week ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts |Bob Smietana

The following stories had the most page views at the MinistryWatch website during the month of May. We present them here in a “countdown” format, from 10 to 1. The first few sentences of each story are reproduced below. To read the entire story, click on the link. To read the Top 25 stories of 2024, click here. Lawsuit Against Grand Canyon Education Moves ForwardBy Kim Roberts.
Vineyard USA May Disassociate from Duluth Congregation

1 week ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

Vineyard USA has threatened to disassociate with the Duluth Vineyard congregation if certain matters between the two are not resolved by Aug. 15, the Christian Post reported. In a letter dated April 23, Super Regional Leader of Vineyard USA John Elmer expressed his concern with a “breakdown of trust and communication” between the national group and the local congregation. The letter cites an inquiry in leadership conduct that is being conducted by Duluth Vineyard.
Gateway Church Names New Senior Pastor

1 week ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

Gateway Church, a megachurch in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan region, has announced it has chosen new senior pastors to lead the congregation. The appointment comes after the resignation of founding pastor Robert Morris, who resigned last summer after Cindy Clemishire came forward with allegations that he had sexually abused her in the late 1980s when she was 12 years old. Morris has since been indicted by a grand jury in Oklahoma.
Boomers Most Generous Generation, but Millennials Have Surpassed Gen X

1 week ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

There may be more than one reason Generation X is dubbed the Forgotten Generation. According to a Giving USA survey, they are being surpassed by their younger counterparts—Millennials—when it comes to charitable giving. However, Baby Boomers surpass everyone. While Millennial donors had already surpassed Gen X in terms of giving by 2021, the margin has continued to grow. In 2024, millennial donors gave $1,616 annually on average while Gen X gave just $1,371.
DOJ Sues Idaho City for Discriminating Against Church

1 week ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

Another municipality is being accused of discriminating against a church who wanted to locate its services in a downtown area. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against the City of Troy, Idaho, — a small town with a population of about 1,000 — seeking injunctive relief to keep the city from discriminating against a church plant of Christ Church in violation of the Religions Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA).
US Government Attempts to Reduce Grants, Increase Taxes on Foundations

2 weeks ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

In 2023, foundation giving totaled over $103.5 billion, according to the , making them critical to the charitable work happening in the United States and around the world. Several recent Trump administration and Congressional policies and proposals could have a chilling effect on private foundations and charitable organizations.
WEEKLY REVIEW - MinistryWatch

2 weeks ago | ministrywatch.com | Bob Smietana |Kim Roberts |Warren Smith |Christina Darnell

Here at MinistryWatch, one of our goals is to equip donors with the information they need to make wise decisions with their giving. That’s why we manage our database, which rates more than 1,000 of the country’s largest ministries based on their financial efficiency, financial transparency, and their donor confidence score. Each week, we highlight ministries in our database that have had rating changes, plus a brief explanation about why it matters.
Settlement Terms Between Liberty University and Jerry Falwell Jr. Revealed

2 weeks ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

Liberty University has agreed to a $15-million settlement of a lawsuit with former president Jerry Falwell Jr., according to tax documents reviewed by USA Today. The documents reveal the university, located in Lynchburg, Virginia, will pay Falwell Jr. $5.5 million to settle litigation and $9.7 million for retirement. Falwell Jr. will pay Liberty $440,000 to settle “disputed expenses” between him and the academic institution.
Department of Education Rescinds Fines Against Grand Canyon University

2 weeks ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has rescinded a $37.7-million fine assessed against Grand Canyon University (GCU) in 2023. “Unlike the previous Administration, we will not persecute and prosecute colleges and universities based on their religious affiliation,” ED spokesperson Ellen Keast told MinistryWatch.
Bob Jones University Names New President

2 weeks ago | ministrywatch.com | Kim Roberts

Bob Jones University (BJU) announced the appointment of Dr. Bruce McAllister as its new president, replacing Josh Crockett who has served just under a year. The announcement comes a few weeks after Crockett told the school he had applied to be pastor of Morningside Baptist Church, the church he served before taking the reins at BJU. McAllister is a BJU alumnus and has served with the university in various roles for over 48 years, said Board Chairman Dr. Sam Dawson.