SYDNEY (RNS) The ubiquitous praise song “Shout to the Lord” can be found in many U.S. churches on any given Sunday. What fewer people probably realize is that it comes from a megachurch on the ...

Modern church mixes sermons with heart-thumping rock concerts. — -- Every Sunday, thousands of people gather in New York City to get in line for a church service that is full of hand-raising, ...

Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed on discovery+ probes the culture and personalities — including embattled founder Brian Houston and disgraced pastor Carl Lentz — behind the global religious phenomenon ...

On the heels of its star pastor Carl Lentz’s fall from grace, celebrity church Hillsong is now facing fresh accusations of behavior by former members. “Being at Hillsong was really traumatizing,” ...

This piece originally aired on November 6, 2014. While nearly 80 percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians, only 37 percent say they regularly go to church services. Falling attendance is ...

And the sector is expanding so rapidly that $31 billion a year is now being drawn out of the federal Budget in tax exemptions to the ever-growing list of groups claiming church and charity status. The ...