Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Southern Baptist Convention broke with two churches on Tuesday over stances on sexuality and alleged discriminatory behavior.

Two years ago, an Orange County megachurch took a stand that pitted it against conservative members of its denomination. It ordained three women as pastors. Now, the Southern Baptist Convention has ...

The woman pastor at the center of the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to oust Saddleback Church — the California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren — says she will ...

Rick Warren, the founding pastor of Saddleback Church, asked delegates of the Southern Baptist Convention during its annual meeting on Tuesday to “agree to disagree” in the debate over whether the ...

The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation - Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick ...

Southern Baptist Convention leadership disfellowshipped a Jackson church from the convention on Tuesday, concluding a long running debate in the denomination. Calvary Baptist Church, a fixture on ...

(RNS) — Saddleback Church, the California megachurch long known for its former pastor, bestselling author Rick Warren, has appealed the decision by the Southern Baptist Convention to oust it for ...