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ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia – Todd Bentley, the Canadian revivalist whose tactics drew protest from some fellow Pentecostals, has resigned from public ministry after acknowledging an “unhealthy relationship on an emotional level” with a female staff member.
The board of Bentley’s Fresh Fire Ministries announced the resignation last Friday, saying the pastor has agreed to “receive counsel in his personal life.” Days earlier, the board of directors had said that Bentley, 32, and his wife Shonnah had separated.
Bentley, tattooed on the fingers and neck, has drawn international attention for leading his raucous revival meeting in Lakeland, Fla. It has continued for more than three months.
He claims to have performed mass healings.
But opponents noted that his approach has sometimes been violent. In a YouTube video clip circulated by critics, Bentley knees a supposed terminal stomach cancer patient in the abdomen saying God told him to.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A group of Buddhist monks could lose permission to use a $1 million brick ranch home as their temple.
In a 6-4 vote last week, Virginia Beach Planning Commissioners recommended that the monks shut down the Buddhist Education Center of America Inc. in rural Virginia Beach.
The City Council will take up the issue next.
The monks had requested a two-year extension to a permit that was issued last August that allowed worship services in the house.
The master Buddhist monk lives there, along with some younger monks, and worshippers come there on Sundays and for three celebrations during the year.
BOSTON – Churches, synagogues and other houses of worship are searching for ways to deal with soaring heating costs this winter.
With tiny budgets and cathedral ceilings, some congregations are having to choose between staying warm or funding religious missions.
Some churches are sealing off sanctuaries, trimming staff and paying for more fuel efficient energy systems to keep congregants warm this winter.
The Rev. Clare Yarborough of Trinity Episcopal Church in Weymouth said the parish is spending $30,000 to convert from oil to natural gas heat.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is recommending that priests use smaller chapels for weekday services because they are easier to heat.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. – Army officials and members of Congress broke ground Monday on a $15.5 million religious complex at Fort Leavenworth.
It will replace a historic church that stood 112 years before burning in 2001.
The complex will have a chapel with a main sanctuary that can seat 600 and could be expanded to hold 1,200.
It also will have classrooms and be connected to a smaller chapel.