Fla. Megachurch Readies Oil Spill Kids for Back to School - A Florida megachurch will hold a back-to-school backpack drive this weekend to help the children of families affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill.

Episcopal Head Talks Conflict, Diversity, Immigration - The existence of conflict in the church is a sign of health and vitality, the head of The Episcopal Church told a live Web audience Wednesday.

Report Reveals Ineffectiveness of Methodist Structures - As United Methodists in the U.S. continue to count losses in worship attendance and membership, the denomination is re-evaluating its structures and making efforts to identify and address the challenges it faces.

LWF 11th Assembly Concludes with 'Message' to Churches - The highest legislative body of the Lutheran World Federation closed its eight-day meeting Tuesday with a “message” to the 145 church bodies in 79 countries that make up the global Lutheran communion.

PC(USA) Pensions Board Proceeds Cautiously with Domestic Partner Benefits - The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is considering a recommendation to extend spousal and dependent benefits to same-gender domestic partners.

Ted Haggard Aims for Simplicity with New Church - Colorado Springs pastor Ted Haggard is done with the dark auditoriums, smoke machines, emotional hype and the dry professional preachers.

LCMS President Laments Churches' Pro-Gay Directions - The outgoing president of the second largest Lutheran church body in America lamented the directions taken on matters of sexuality by some member churches of the Lutheran World Federation.

Lutheran World Federation Elects Palestinian Bishop as President - Bishop Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has been elected president of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) by the church body’s highest legislative body.

Orthodox Anglicans Urged to Hold Fast to Sound Teaching - Hundreds of orthodox Anglicans were urged on Friday to uphold Scripture as the church in the West continues to abandon Christ's path.

Lutherans Seek Forgiveness for Persecution of Anabaptists - The 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation approved a statement on Thursday calling on Lutherans to express their regret and sorrow for past actions against Anabaptists and asking for forgiveness.

Breakaway Groups Prevented Anglican Split, Nigerian Primate Suggests - If the Church of Nigeria didn't step in, the global Anglican family would have lost a lot of people, said the new primate of the Church of Nigeria.

Delegates Gather for Lutheran World Federation's 11th Assembly - Over 400 delegates from Lutheran churches around the world have convened in Stuttgart, Germany, for the 11th Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation.