RNS Opening Budget — Monday, February 15, 2021

Religion News Service

February 15, 2021 at 10:08 a.m. ET

NEWS BRIEF
RNS-Conference-Postponed: John MacArthur’s Grace Valley Community Church postpones event after outcry from health officials
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Grace Community Church in Sun Valley announced Friday (Feb. 12) it would postpone an annual three-day conference, which has typically drawn men from across the country, after Los Angeles County public health officials expressed concerns about a potential spread of COVID-19. By Alejandra Molina. 500 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Faithbased-Office: Biden signs executive order reestablishing White House faith office
WASHINGTON (RNS) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Sunday reestablishing the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, undoing former President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape an agency that went largely unstaffed for most of his tenure. By Jack Jenkins and Adelle M. Banks. 650 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Hillsong-Pastors: New pastors announced to replace Carl Lentz at Hillsong East Coast
(RNS) — A new couple have been named to lead Hillsong East Coast, replacing the ousted former pastor Carl Lentz and his wife, Laura, according to an announcement by Hillsong founder, Brian Houston, during his sermon on Sunday, February 14. Chrishan and Danielle Jeyaratnam, currently pastors at the Hillsong campus in Perth, Australia, have been named to the top spots at the embattled New York location. By Roxanne Stone. 823 words. (category: a)

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RNS-Price-Obit: Frederick C.K. Price, prosperity gospel televangelist who built FaithDome, dies from COVID-19
(RNS) – The Rev. Frederick C.K. Price, a popular and sometimes controversial prosperity gospel preacher who built one of the nation’s largest church buildings, has died of COVID-19. By Bob Smietana. 600 words. (category: a)

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