IN BRIEF: 3 arrested in Tulsa school break-in 27 min ago TULSA 3 arrested in break-in Tulsa police have arrested three juveniles after a break-in at Cherokee Elementary school in north Tulsa. Police said an alarm at the school went off Sunday afternoon...

Tulsa congregation votes to buy back property 14 hr ago | Add a comment TULSA -- The congregation of a Tulsa church that split with its denomination two years ago has agreed to buy back its property that it previously lost in a court battle. The congregation of Kirk...

Chickasha center helping coordinate aid programs Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment CHICKASHA — Mayor Greg Elliott and area pastors meet monthly at a local church to share a meal and talk about various issues affecting their Grady County community. Out of those monthly...

In the news: Muslims making Mecca journey Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment Muslims making Mecca journey Hajj, a pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the five pillars of Islamic faith. Muslims who are financially and physically able are required to make the pilgrimage at least...

Focus on Family to cut staff, four publications because of economy Fri, Nov 28, 2008 | Add a comment The Colorado-based Focus on the Family will reduce its staff by about 200 positions, citing economic conditions. "There’s still a great demand for the resources we offer,” Focus...

Going on: Free Will Baptists plan Thanksgiving service Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Add a comment Free Will Baptists plan Thanksgiving service The First Oklahoma Association of Free Will Baptist Churches will hold a Thanksgiving Praise Service at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Northwest Free Will Baptist...

Winter Wonder Slam event brings Christian musicians Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment The Winter Wonder Slam concert featuring tobyMac will be at 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at Cox Convention Center, 100 W Reno. The contemporary Christian recording artist will be joined on the tour by Relient...

Shamed pastor claims abuse Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Add a comment COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Disgraced evangelical pastor Ted Haggard says he was sexually abused as a child and that the experience "started to rage in my mind and in my heart” when...

Southern Baptist leader in Broken Arrow plans an awakening Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 8 BROKEN ARROW — The Rev. Emerson Falls on Tuesday became the first American Indian to be elected president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. Falls, 60, called the win "a...

Oklahoma Deaths: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Wed, Nov 12, 2008 | Comments 1 ALTUSThomason, Arlis, 76, died Monday. Graveside services 2 p.m. Thursday, Victory Cemetery, Duke (Lowell-Tims, Altus). ANADARKOReichert, Naomi, 76, homemaker, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. today...

Emerson Falls elected president of Baptist General Convention Tue, Nov 11, 2008 | Comments 5 BROKEN ARROW -- The Rev. Emerson Falls of Oklahoma City was elected president of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma today in Broken Arrow. Leaders of the convention, which represents the...

Billy Graham: Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008 Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I heard that you’ll soon be celebrating your 90th birthday. My sincere congratulations and best wishes to you for such a long life! When is your birthday, anyway? And what...

CONVENTION: Southern Baptists to meet in Edmond Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Add a comment Southern Baptists to meet BROKEN ARROW — The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma, representing the state’s Southern Baptists, will hold its annual meeting Monday and Tuesday at The...

Son: Billy Graham's work with presidents is ending Fri, Nov 7, 2008 | Comments 22 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Billy Graham's work as a pastor to presidents is coming to an end, but he is praying for Barack Obama as the nation's next leader begins his work, Graham's son said Friday on the...

Tulsa's Kirk of the Hills allowed to buy back property Thu, Nov 6, 2008 | Comments 1 TULSA -- A judge's formal ruling in a dispute between a south Tulsa congregation and the Presbyterian Church will allow Kirk of the Hills to buy back its property. District Judge Jefferson...

Strength among evangelicals, suburbs boost McCain in Oklahoma Tue, Nov 4, 2008 | Comments 3 Strength among white evangelicals, suburban voters and folks who decided at least a week ago or more who they were voting for helped propel Republican John McCain to a victory in Oklahoma Tuesday,...

Meeting Billy Graham brings memories Fri, Oct 31, 2008 | Comments 2 My first memory of Billy Graham was in the late '50s when he was having a revival at the state fairgrounds. I was a teenager, and my mother insisted that I go with her to see him. He has been a...

Billy Graham Sat, Oct 25, 2008 | Add a comment Evangelist Billy Graham is to celebrate his 90th birthday on Nov. 7. The renowned faith leader, dubbed “America’s preacher,” is loved and respected by many Oklahomans. The Billy Graham...

Growing up divided Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Add a comment Some might think that growing up in a household that included more than one religion would be difficult. But for Attallah Harris, 22, of Oklahoma City, having two religions in the house was just...

Colleges and universities in Oklahoma with religious affiliations Fri, Oct 24, 2008 | Add a comment Oklahoma has a variety of colleges and universities with religious affiliations, or with religion as a foundation, according to school officials or their Web sites.