• Stream of Praise kicks off 2025 with special Women’s Worship Night

  Stream of Praise (讚美之泉) will hold its first special event of 2025, a women-only worship night, on January 13 at 7 p.m. Pacific Time at its Worship Center in Tustin, California.

  

• Chinese Online School of Theology launches 2025 advanced courses for pastors and believers  

  The Chinese Online School of Theology (COST, 漢語網絡神學院) has announced its second-quarter advanced courses for 2025, designed to offer opportunities for spiritual growth and ministry training to pastors and believers worldwide.

  

• Unprecedented California Wildfires: Local Pastor Shares Experiences and Calls for Prayer

  Wildfires have been raging across California since January 7, fueled by the strong Santa Ana winds that have swept through the Los Angeles area. The fires have caused widespread destruction, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and reducing numerous luxury homes to ashes.

  

• Olivet University appeals BPPE's license revocation, vows to protect students and faculty interests

  Olivet University has officially initiated the appeal process following the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education's (BPPE) decision to revoke its license. The university says it is committed to safeguarding the interests of its students and faculty, who have been directly impacted by this decision.

  

• Olivet University will continue to operate in California with 'religious exemption' status

  Olivet University (OU), a Christian Bible college in Anza, California, announced it will continue operations in the state under its newly acquired "religious exempt school" status after a notice from the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). This action resolves OU's two-year licensing dispute over Newsweeks' defamatory articles and BPPE's unreasonable conduct.