Church

The 68-year-old man from Las Vegas who is accused of opening fire inside a Laguna Woods church, made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon via video link. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

We are learning more about the doctor who lost his life trying to stop the shooter at a Laguna Woods church. Dr. John Cheng is being hailed as a hero. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC 4 News at 4

Santa Monica police are looking for the thief or thieves who stole more than $100,000 worth of electrical equipment from the St. Monica Catholic Church on Thursday.

Police are searching for thieves who stole $100,000 worth of equipment from a church in Santa Monica. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on March 27, 2022.

In-person attendance at houses of worship across the U.S. has slowly risen from dramatically low levels when the pandemic surged in the spring of 2020.

When Americans are asked by pollsters about their religious identity, the fastest-growing major group consists of those who don’t affiliate with any organized religion.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America installed its first openly transgender bishop in a service held in San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Saturday

A fire at a vacant, two-story, 118-year-old church in downtown Los Angeles burned for more than two hours Friday night before being extinguished.

Images of firefighters battling against the structure fire in DTLA on August 27, 2021.

One of Southern California’s most prominent Black churches is returning to in-person services this Sunday.

It comes more than a year after the COVID closures. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News on Thursday, July 1, 2021.

Multiple faith leaders – including an Episcopal minister whose LGBTQ identity was central to her faith journey – say religious institutions should be more accepting of LGBTQ people.

Pastor Rick Warren has announced he will retire from Saddleback Church but assured his congregants that he and his wife will remain active in the mega-church they founded.

Southern California megachurch pastor Rick Warren is retiring after leading Saddleback Church for more than 40 years.

Fear and mistrust are some reasons why members of the Black community are not getting COVID-19 vaccinations. Tony Shin reports for NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on March 5, 2021.

The Supreme Court is telling California it can’t enforce a ban on indoor church services because of the coronavirus pandemic

A federal appeals court has denied a Southern California church’s request to overturn the state’s coronavirus restrictions barring worship services indoors during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Wednesday announced updated guidelines for indoor religious services according to protocols issued by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health. Parishes in Los Angeles County may resume indoor religious services, provided there is space for social distancing of at least six feet between family units, all in attendance wear face coverings, and measures for cleaning…

City officials in Murdock, Minnesota, say they did not believe they could win if challenged by the Asatru Folk Assembly, a designated hate group, in court. NBC affiliate KARE reports.

Black Lives Matter D.C. condemned vandalism to several downtown churches that took place during Saturday night’s protests, claiming D.C. police officers “physically protected white supremacists, as they threatened lives, damaged historic churches and destroyed and burned property.” Black Lives Matter organizers and one of the churches claim the damage was done by members of the Proud Boys and by...