With the exception of a historic lumber mill, the city has, for the most part, remained quiet. But a couple of years ago, things changed when a Christian nationalist church asked the U.S ...

MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (RNS) — Ryan Burge, pastor and sociologist, has documented church decline for years. This Sunday, after 150 years, his own church held its final service.

For the small town of Nevada, this church has made history. Built nearly 75 years ago, people in the community say this isn’t the first time the church has gone up in flames. “I remember when ...

The Endowment made the grants through its Ministry in Rural Areas and Small Towns Initiative (Rural and Small Towns Initiative). Ranging from $1,425,863 to $7,500,000, the grants total more than ...

Unbeknownst to a group of researchers digging near a small Italian town, a Christian basilica once stood in a Roman military colony. Thousands of years later, it was unearthed. The major discovery ...

News; Idaho; This small North Idaho town kept to itself. Then a Christian nationalist church asked the U.S. government to intervene May 25, 2025 Updated Wed., May 28, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

May 24—TROY, Idaho — The streets are usually calm in this town of less than a thousand people a dozen miles east of Moscow. With the exception of a historic lumber mill, the city has, for the ...