Church Coverage

The Pride and Black Lives Matter flags get vandalized outside of Cary church again

Greenwood Forest Baptist Church had their LGBTQ+ and BLM flags vandalized again.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

The Pride and Black Lives Matter flags continuously get vandalized outside of Cary church

The Pride and Black Lives Matter flags outside the Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary have been vandalized again less than a year after the last incident.

NC House passes bill to allow guns at religious services held on school grounds

Republicans in the state House, along with a small number of Democrats, voted to allow people to bring guns to school campuses if they're there for church or another religious service when school isn't in session.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Henderson church gives backpacks to Carver Elementary

Risen Faith Outreach Ministry sponsored four families at Carver Elementary School for the holidays in 2022, but Pastor John Miles wanted to do more for the community.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

Students return to Christian academy in Fayetteville damaged after New Year's Eve fire

The sounds of children filled the air once again at New Life Christian Academy. They were playing in the shadow of their school that was destroyed 10 days ago.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Fayetteville pastor tries to get Christian academy ready for students after New Year's fire

A fire on New Year's Eve ripped through a church that doubled as a school. Now, a pastor must find a new place to teach.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Fayetteville church accused of defrauding veterans, operating like a cult

A Fayetteville church is accused of defrauding veterans across the country and was raided earlier this week by the FBI.

Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist & Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fayetteville church raided by the FBI

A Fayetteville church is accused of defrauding veterans across the country and was raided earlier this week by the FBI.

For Conservative Christians, the End of Roe Was a Spiritual Victory

For nearly 50 years, conservative Christians marched, strategized and prayed. And then, on an ordinary Friday morning in June, the day they had dreamed of finally came.

Elizabeth Dias, New York Times

Church hosts "prom closet" for students unable to afford prom dresses

It takes a village to raise a child and it takes an army of volunteers to send them to prom. A church in Texas opened its doors to its 13th annual "prom closet" this weekend.

Church can't access cemetery due to trains blocking the entrance

A church community in Rocky Mount says train traffic for the Carolina Connector rail terminal is blocking access to their cemetery for hours at a time.

Churches host virtual services in the metaverse

The metaverse is an online platform where people can use virtual reality headsets to transport themselves to any realm they wish -- including church. A growing number of people are turning to the metaverse for their religious services as folks pop on virtual reality headsets and partake in digital church.

Large number of church services canceled after winter storm

340 religious organizations total in our viewing closed their doors for service. Including 8 in Garner

Pandemic wipes out Fayetteville church, community staple

A Fayetteville church and community staple will soon be gone after the pandemic cost the congregation their building.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

As pandemic persists, churches adapt for safe Christmas services

As the world nears two years of the coronavirus pandemic and with variants contributing to rising cases, the focus turns to celebrating the holidays safely.

Chris Lovingood, WRAL anchor/reporter

Keeping congregations safe during Christmas services

On Friday, churches opened their doors to worshipers for Christmas Eve services but many made changes to protect their congregations.

Firefighters contain overnight fire at Roxboro church

A fire destroyed part of a Roxboro church overnight on Monday.

Church opposing same-sex marriage opens in progressive Durham community

A new church will soon open in downtown Durham - but many in the community are upset about it because of the pastor's stance on same-sex marriage.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

COVID-19 outbreak forces Sanford church to move to online services

An entire congregation was exposed to COVID-19 after three pastors tested positive. 1Hope Church, in Sanford, wrote on Facebook that around a dozen people in the congregation showing symptoms of COVID-19.

Congregation of Sanford church exposed to COVID-19 after three pastors test positive

An entire congregation was exposed to COVID-19 after three pastors tested positive, according to a Facebook post.

Maggie Brown, WRAL Multiplatform producer

Driver crashes into church after hitting power pole in Fayetteville

The driver of a truck collided with a power pole and subsequently crashed into a church on Friday morning in Fayetteville.

Cooper vetoes bill allowing guns in churches on private school property

Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday he has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry weapons in churches that share property with private schools.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Strong winds blow SC church steeple onto road

Severe weather in Cowpens, South Carolina blew a steeple right off a church into the road.

Sunday Worship from Hayes Barton Baptist Church (May 30, 2021)

Watch Hayes Barton Baptist Church's Sunday Worship live weekly on FOX50, WRAL.com and wherever you stream WRAL.

Sunday Worship from Hayes Barton Baptist Church (May 23, 2021)

Watch Hayes Barton Baptist Church's Sunday Worship live weekly on FOX50, WRAL.com and wherever you stream WRAL.