The organization also kicks out two other churches for employing pastors convicted of sex offenses.
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Church leaders react to governor’s order on gathering limits
The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf asks why Maine is stricter than in other parts of the country.
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Photo: Ash Wednesday observed in Lewiston
Parishioners line up in the parking lot at Holy Family Church on Sabattus Street.
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A midlife calling: George Sheats’ 8-year journey leads to the priesthood and an Auburn church
After a late-career change in direction and almost a decade of preparation to become an Episcopal priest, the Army veteran is now in charge at St. Michael’s in Auburn.
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Renewing Bates’ ‘cherished place’
With Lisbon glass expert Jim Nutting fixing its stained-glass windows, the 107-year-old chapel at Bates College sparkles more than ever after a two-year renovation.
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The preacher and the plague
The Rev. Todd Bell continues to flout public health measures aimed at keeping the pandemic in check. His backstory helps explain why.
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Police to probe whether Oakland church violated pandemic guidelines with weekend crowds
Vehicles, many with out-of-state plates, packed the Kingdom Life Church parking lot on High Street in Oakland on Friday and Saturday nights, possibly violating state pandemic guidelines.
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Pastor defiant about outbreak as anxiety increases in Sanford
Todd Bell, who officiated at a wedding in Millinocket that has been linked to more than 130 cases of COVID-19 and 1 death, has framed himself as a victim of a culture war.
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Inside Lewiston’s Greek Orthodox Church
As the popular annual Greek Festival takes shape — COVID style — we go inside the spiritual home of the area’s Greeks to better understand their faith.
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Jerry Falwell Jr. will take indefinite leave from university after racy social media post
In recent months, Falwell’s behavior has been blasted by his own students, young alumni and Black alumni, but this week white evangelical leaders openly criticized him on social media.