"Normal churches are not like this," Nathan Ames, a former Word of Life Christian Church member, tells PEOPLE Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since late 2015. An ...

The church's neighbors claim the sect was "secretive" and that rumors had flown for years regarding the group's alleged cult status. Chris Harris has been a senior true crime reporter for PEOPLE since ...

In the 3½ decades since the Revs. Randy and Maribel Landis began their congregation, Life Church has undergone changes in outreach, demographics and growth. From beginning in 1990 with services in a ...

Life Church raised just under $43,000 to spend on bringing groceries straight to the doors of families in need this holiday ...

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people become ministers through the Universal Life Church, a non-denominational religious organization that ordains anyone who wants (for free) and advocates for ...

Collins, N.Y. — A man who was serving time in state prison for his involvement in a murder and beatings at Word of Life Church has been released from prison after seven years. Joseph Irwin, who is now ...

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Gary Thomas Keesee Jr. is facing 27 charges related to the alleged sexual abuse of three minor girls that prosecutors say happened over the course of nine years. The 36-year-old ...

Pastor Keith Craft of Elevate Life Church led a special service to honor Charlie Kirk in Frisco, Texas, Sunday, September 14, 2025. Anja Schlein / Special Contributor Elevate Life Church, a Frisco ...

The son of the co-pastors of Faith Life Church in New Albany and Powell has been indicted on 27 charges including rape, gross sexual imposition and unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. Gary Thomas ...