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5,000 Pies: Serving Pizza and Faith in Long Beach

5,000 Pies is a small, storefront restaurant and “social enterprise” operated by Fountain of Life Covenant Church in a multi-ethnic and economically challenged neighborhood on the west side of Long Beach, California. This video illustrates how the pizza place allows the church to serve the needs of its community, with not only good food but also job training, mentoring and life skills for young adults. Read More

Evangelicals Versus Oil: Environmental Justice in South Los Angeles

Her faith community’s fight against the drill site represents a distinctive approach to ministry, one that introduces Christians to new social issues, including environmental justice. Embedding themselves into the community has allowed Wong and Church of the Redeemer, an Evangelical Covenant Church, to become powerful advocates for change. Read More

Evangelicalism Is *Still* in Crisis – An Update on 2017 Trends to Watch

In our 2017 religion trends to watch, one of our snarky headlines read: "New Species of Evangelicals Discovered." As we pointed out under the headline, the divisions in Evangelicalism have long existed. We also predicted, quite correctly, that journalists and pundits would finally realize that not all "evangelicals" are the same. Read More