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While many traditional denominations are struggling to maintain their numbers, the Pentecostal and charismatic churches in ...

The church is located at 1202 E. Fifth St. Services are at 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sermons are posted at www.apcgi.org/Live and also viewable on the church’s Facebook page.

Julie Roys argues that socialism contradicts Christian teachings, citing reasons such as materialism and virtue punishment. A ...

About 100 people spilled out of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Thursday night town hall in Salmon Creek, as her recent alignment with House conservatives has ignited criticism of the Skamania Dem ...

Every one of us have seen or worn those famous bracelets … What Would Jesus Do? How many of us, though, ask ourselves … What Would Jesus Do? … when it comes to making life-changing decisions? The ...

Attorneys for an Arizona school board didn't violate federal law by warning a member not to quote from the Bible during public meetings, a federal judge has ruled. An attorney helping represent the ...