Most states have outlawed snake handing, even for religious services. Nov. 21, 2013— -- Standing in front of his congregation at a small Pentecostal church in Kentucky, Pastor Jamie Coots ...

The child died from asphyxiation at a Pentecostal church in San Jose, Calif., as her mother, uncle and grandfather tried to expel what they believed was an “evil spirit,” the authorities said.

“We are appalled by the government’s denial of our freedom to worship our God,” said a woman whose small Pentecostal church was among the nearly 10,000 closed in late July and early August.

The church will host a small Pentecostal-style congregation. Bishop Carlton Pearson's New Dimensions church will begin meeting Sunday at All Souls Unitarian Church, bringing together a small black ...

In September 2021, a 3-year-old was killed during an exorcism in a small Pentecostal church in San Jose, California. The child’s throat was allegedly squeezed and her head held down during the ...

LexCity Church closed in 2024 after Executive Pastor Zachary King was charged with several sex crimes involving a minor. Ukrainian Pentecostal’s current building, just outside Fayette County is ...

Koinonia Pentecostal Church is feeding about 250 members of the community on Monday evenings, ... They slept in the main sanctuary, the three-bedroom parsonage and the small Sunday school room.