Category: pastor

Suspect in New Jersey Councilwoman’s Slaying to Remain Held Virginia Until Hearing

A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey pastor and town councilwoman will remain in custody in Virginia until a June 29 extradition hearing after a hearing Friday was postponed, court records show. Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, of Portsmouth, Virginia, had previously lived in Sayreville, where victim Eunice Dwumfour lived with her 11-year-old…


Suspect in New Jersey Councilwoman’s Slaying to Remain Held in Virginia Until Hearing

A church associate charged with gunning down a New Jersey pastor and town councilwoman will remain in custody in Virginia until a June 29 extradition hearing after a hearing Friday was postponed, court records show. Rashid Ali Bynum, 29, of Portsmouth, Virginia, had previously lived in Sayreville, where victim Eunice Dwumfour lived with her 11-year-old…


COVID Charges Against Ontario Pastor Dropped

An Ontario pastor charged with violating pandemic restrictions has now had all charges against him either dropped or stayed. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which represents Pastor Aaron Rock, reported on May 12 that charges against him were stayed by the Crown on April 30. The charges were laid after Rock, a pastor from Windsor, was…


Charges Against Ontario Pastor for Violating COVID Restrictions Dropped

An Ontario pastor charged with violating pandemic restrictions has now had all charges against him either dropped or stayed. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), which represents Pastor Aaron Rock, reported on May 12 that charges against him were stayed by the Crown on April 30. The charges were laid after Rock, a pastor from Windsor, was…


Pastor Derek Reimer Spends Easter in Jail After Arrest Over Drag Queen Events

After repeatedly protesting against drag queen storytime events in Alberta, Canadian pastor Derek Reimer was arrested again and spent his Easter weekend in jail. According to Calgary Police, Reimer was arrested last Tuesday on outstanding warrants while protesting near a drag storytime event taking place in the city. Reimer faces five counts of breaching a release order,…


Former Santa Ana Church Youth Pastor Sentenced to 12 Years for Molesting Girl

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 60-year-old former Santa Ana church youth pastor pleaded guilty and was immediately sentenced Feb. 24 to 12 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The victim came forward to police in October 2018 and said Jonathan Lamont Jenkins started making “sexual advances toward her” in January 2018, according to police….


‘It’s the God Story’: The ‘Miracle’ Car That Finds the Family of Late Pastor Who Built Churches All His Life

A late pastor who was born on Christmas Day in 1906 built 12 churches by mortgaging and re-mortgaging his own home and transformed the lives of hundreds and thousands of people. He would have never imagined that one day, long after he was gone, his good deeds would find his family in such a humbling…


Corporate America: The New Coliseum of Christian Persecution | Church & State

On this episode of Church & State, pastor Lucas Miles discusses Christian persecution during the Roman Empire and draws parallels of how corporate America and the woke mob are operating as the new coliseum of Christian persecution in the United States, followed by stories of those who have been thrown to the lions in this…


[Premiering at 8 PM ET] Corporate America: The New Coliseum of Christian Persecution | Church & State

On this episode of Church & State, pastor Lucas Miles discusses Christian persecution during the Roman Empire and draws parallels of how corporate America and the woke mob are operating as the new coliseum of Christian persecution in the United States, followed by stories of those who have been thrown to the lions in this…


Calgary Pastor Jailed During Pandemic Reflects After Being Acquitted on Charges

After dozens of court dates, three weeks in prison, and seven public health tickets, Calgary Pastor Tim Stephens says he is relieved after having been acquitted of all remaining charges on Nov. 1. Stephens made the comments to The Epoch Times in an interview the day Alberta Provincial Court Judge Allen A. Fradsham declared the pastor…