Faith & Values

Vacation Bible School at Myers Park church

Slideshow: More than 370 children and 100 adults have joined in for this summer's vacation bible school at Myers Park United Methodist Church. The theme: Everywhere Fun Fair, Where God's World Comes Together.

First day of vacation bible school

Lisa Ling’s OWN TV series too open minded for its own good

By Hank Stuever | 4:40PM

OWN’s Lisa Ling continues her noble and frequently illuminating trips across the country to root out stories about citizens who find themselves on the usual margins of lifestyle or happenstance, but I sometimes worry that her series, “Our America,” is itself an exercise in obscurity.

Religious conservatives asked to back GOP plans

By STEVE PEOPLES | Associated Press | June 15, 2013

Facing lingering tensions in his party, the chairman of the Republican National Committee urged religious conservatives Saturday to support the GOP's plans to expand.

Elevation Church seeks Ballantyne expansion

By Elisabeth Arriero | E-mail | June 15, 2013

Elevation Church officials will go before the Charlotte City Council today to request a zoning change that would allow the church to build a location in Ballantyne.