Congregationalism & Churches
Knott wrote rock operas, sang with honesty and conviction, called out hypocrites, and bucked the norms of the Christian music industry. Michael Knott, whose music and influence helped cultivate the Christian alternative music scene of the 1990s and 2000s, died Tuesday at the age of 61. He is survived by his daughter, Stormie Fraser. Knott… Read More
First Baptist Church Atlanta pastor lived by the motto “Obey God and leave all the consequences to him.” Charles Stanley once took a punch to the face for his church. The longtime pastor and oft-praised preacher, who died on Tuesday at age 90, fought hard to lead in his Southern Baptist congregation, earning him a… Read More
He preached a nonreligious Christianity that emphasized authenticity, creativity, and the leading of the Holy Spirit. Gerald Coates, a church leader who envisioned a new way of doing church, free from formality and the trappings of tradition, has died at 78. Coates was influential in spreading charismatic renewal in the United Kingdom and helped develop… Read More
She sang through betrayal, divorce, and death. LaShun Pace sang of God’s power. With a voice that could hold an angelic note or drop down to a sinner’s growl, she declared the Lord’s victory on a revival circuit in the 1970s, on the Billboard charts in the 1990s, and on TikTok in the 2020s. She… Read More