Photo by Sara Anne Corrigan Ray Vanover in front of the church's recently installed prayer box. Vanover collects prayer requests from the box twice every day. It is a clever marriage, if you will, ...

A locked box unlocks hope. It's at the end of a sidewalk near the road in front of Washington Pike United Methodist Church. The prayer box is just a way of allowing the community to have access to the ...

Prayer in public schools is more than a matter of intent and tradition, some legal experts say. Calls for prayer and well wishes invoked from an Almighty can feel innocuous, especially in ...

ATLANTA -- One looks like a dainty gift box, another a crucifix and another an acorn. Each contains a wish or prayer or Scripture written in small type and folded tightly to fit inside. They dangle ...

After finding out one of her neighbors died and some other neighbors were having a hard time dealing with isolation during the pandemic, Sally Pribicevic knew it was time to call for help. “I prayed ...

Pandemic or no pandemic, life can be tough. “There are always distraught people out there with no one to help them,” said Ron Ingelido, lead pastor of New Stanton Assembly of God. “The community has ...

JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - What began as a problem at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Jackson has transformed into a blessing - for both the church and the community. Aldersgate is located at the ...

Second- and third-grade students at St. Jude School completed a joint First Communion project. Communion prayer boxes were decorated with religious symbols by second-grade students to keep rosaries or ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A North Charleston pastor says a special mailbox he used to collect prayer requests was destroyed Monday in what he calls a hate crime. The Rev. Dr. Samuel Whatley says ...