pastor

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A pastor has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter after a man died during a baptism ceremony in Birmingham.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

They’d targeted the church because they said the pastor, David Easterwood, was a senior ICE official.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

DeShazier is the director of experiential education and affiliate faculty at McCormick Theological Institute, and senior pastor at University Church Chicago in Hyde Park.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The pastor said many congregants were absent because they had traveled to Washington, D.C., to attend a March 29 rally of Iranian diaspora in support of the war.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“It doesn’t matter what I, the pastor, or anyone else thinks. What matters is what you believe. Do you have faith in your beliefs?”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas