A video of Nashville studio singers joining together on the hymn “It Is Well with My Soul” reached more than 1 million views in less than 24 hours. The project’s producer says what started as a way to encourage his friends has grown beyond what he imagined.

Public health crises such as COVID-19—in which people may feel powerless and receive conflicting information—can lead to a flare-up of unsafe religious sentiments, says Baylor University epidemiologist Jeff Levin. Levin cites past persecution of religious and ethnic minorities who were blamed unfairly for spreading disease.

Without weekly church services and the personal connection those provide, senior adults could feel a sense of isolation and loneliness.

Some churches are holding worship services in drive-in movie theaters, while other congregations from a variety of denominations are taking a drive-in approach at their churches, encouraging members to park their cars on church property and tune in to the service—broadcast on a low-frequency transmitter—on their radios.

Funerals and visitations are the customary means of support for friends and loved ones—but restricted travel and social distancing poses challenges.

With schools closed and many parents working remotely to halt the spread of COVID-19, families can incorporate a variety of activities to keep kids engaged and ready to continue learning when they return to school, family experts at Baylor University noted.

In light of concerns about the novel coronavirus, some churches have ordered boxes filled with hundreds of prepackaged communion cups and wafers.

Virtually every Protestant pastor and churchgoer believes a person with a disability would feel at home at their church, but fewer are taking active steps to make sure this is the case, according to a new study from LifeWay Research.

When traveling to church, most people have company, but a significant number say they make the trip alone.

A new study by researchers at Baylor University and Texas Tech University analyzes faith-centered tattoos and is the first to use visual images of them taken at a Christian college campus.

Abuse survivor and activist Rachael Denhollander brought her advocacy to presidents of evangelical colleges, urging them at their annual conference to not discount sexual abuse but to instead support survivors who report it.

The building that once housed a racist emporium and Ku Klux Klan museum now belongs to a black preacher who plans to transform it into a shrine of reconciliation.