From left, in the church library assembling migrant welcome kits are volunteers ... donations and it’s part of our mission to serve and this is part of service,” Glazer said.

People laughed and the homilist continued as before. Welcome to our changing Church. This incident during a Sunday morning Mass in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., was likely a forerunner of ...

But as a particular church in Austin seeking to embody the welcome of God in Christ, conveying that message is more difficult. Our community draws people who are surprised and even pained by this ...

Jones said, “we will trouble you no more” and walked out that day, signaling an end to their relationship with religious leaders who preach a gospel of welcome and social service but deny ...

Our seasoned ushers always try to welcome ... our church leadership identified a spiritually mature member to accompany the young man for the remainder of the service, and he was able to enjoy ...

Welcome back to our church, Mr. and Mrs. Smith. We missed you. They say the church is not the building, but we know better. Hold up. Before you come in, I need to take your temperature.

said his church changed its name for similar reasons. "We decided to not use our denomination name—not that we are not proud of our denomination," Assis said. "We want to make it accessible for ...