35+ min ago (1243+ words) December 7, 2025 / 1:41 PM EST / AP After Atlanta pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship. Christian rap and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819's riveting worship are hungry for Mitchell's animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (1251+ words) Christian rap and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from fewer than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event drew far more people than State Farm Arena could handle, with many flying in. Crying, shouting, storming across the platform and punching the air, Mitchell preaches with his whole body " and an urgency to bring people to faith before they…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago (408+ words) You're reading'Dispatch Faith, our weekly newsletter exploring the biggest stories in religion and faith. Looking for more ways to support our work? Become a Dispatch member today. Welcome back to Dispatch Faith. Hopefully, your Thanksgiving holiday was joyous. One of the things I'm thankful for today is Americans' willingness to sacrifice for one another. So I'd be remiss not to point out that today is the 84th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, made all the more somber because this year it falls on a Sunday, just as it did in 1941. Much has been made of the waves of young people seeking religion. As Stephen G. Adubato points out below, news stories about Gen Z's return to faith (often in the Catholic or Orthodox traditions) proliferate just about every week. We've covered it before in this newsletter. Though it's legitimate to…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1280+ words) ATLANTA " After'Atlanta'pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship. Christian rap'and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event drew far…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago (1280+ words) ATLANTA " After'Atlanta'pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship. Christian rap'and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event drew far…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago (28+ words) The Greatest News Site On The Internet. Home of CFP Nation. Atlanta church is booming with young people. Posted by Kane on December 7, 2025 11:12 am...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago (1292+ words) After Atlanta pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell stopped dwelling on growing his congregation about three years ago, its attendance surged. Now, lines packed with young adults snake outside 2819 Church, some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to secure a spot for Sunday worship. Christian rap and contemporary music blast like a block party as volunteers cheer into megaphones for around 6,000 weekly churchgoers " up from less than 200 in 2023, the church reports. Inside the sanctuary, the atmosphere turns serious. Many drawn to 2819s riveting worship are hungry for Mitchells animated intensity and signature preaching: No sugarcoating the Bible. After spirited prayers and songs leave many crying, Mitchell ambles onstage in his all-black uniform, sometimes in quiet contemplation or tears, before launching into a fiery sermon. His messages, unpolished and laden with challenges to revere God and live better, often spread quickly online. A recent prayer event…...

3+ hour, 16+ min ago (150+ words) My mother did not just read the Bible. She studied it. According to her notes, she also read many of the key Christian books of her time, some that she owned and many that she borrowed from the church library. She also read letters and reports from missionaries, and a variety of Christian and other magazines. " " Life is hard. " " Faith is hard. " " We are here on this earth to serve. " " We can find God in everyday things and activities and in ordinary people. It is true that these ideas now seem quaint and old-fashioned. But that is their power and importance. The meditations offer a corrective to our own modern biases. They contain wisdom and insights from a previous generation that can help us today, and in that sense they are as relevant today as they were in the last…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago (84+ words) Church of the Week " Pastor: Rev. Carl Pevia " Address: 8003 N.C. 211 East, Lumberton " Service Schedule: Sunday, Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m.; Wednesday, Bible Study 11 a.m., Evening Service, 7:30 p.m. " Favorite Scripture: Romans 8:37 "We are more than conquerors through him that love us." The Church of the Week is a free service provided by The Robesonian. If you would like your church featured, contact Editor Chris Stiles by email at [email'protected]....

5+ hour, 28+ min ago (273+ words) The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. (Acts " The Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. (Acts 23:11) Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just now in danger? Then remember that you are immortal till your work is done. If the Lord has more witness for you to bear, you will live to bear it. Who is he that can break the vessel which the Lord intends again to use? If there is no more work for you to do for your Master, it cannot distress you that He is about to take you…...