Immanuel Baptist Church Lead Pastor Steven Smith on Friday called for an independent, third-party investigation into the congregation's handling of sex abuse accusations. Although an inquiry being ...

The lead pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock told his congregation Sunday that a committee created last month to examine the church's handling of past instances of sexual abuse will ...

Patrick Stephen Miller, an ex-Immanuel Baptist Church children's ministry staffer, was formally charged on Wednesday with sexual assault and kidnapping based on accusations from a now-teenage church ...

A Little Rock church that has been grappling with child sexual abuse accusations is considering proposed bylaws that would provide it with a first-ever written roadmap to governance but also restrict ...

Frank Lockwood is editor of the Religion section at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and has worked at the newspaper since 2006.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Two lawsuits were filed against Little Rock’s Immanuel Baptist Church on Tuesday in Little Rock Circuit Court. The lawsuits claim the church covered up sexual abuse and related ...

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – Santa Clara County health officials announced on Tuesday the opening of a large COVID-19 vaccination site at a church in East San Jose, as it seeks to improve vaccine access in ...

A spacious new worship center, an airy meeting room, an expanded nursery and a roomy corridor for people to gather all are part of the newly completed addition at Emmanuel Baptist Church.