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The senior lead pastor of Fort Worth’s Mercy Culture Church, in a weekend sermon, referenced some residents’ opposition to the church’s plan to build a shelter for human trafficking victims. Those ...

Speaking from the main stage of his Fort Worth church last month, Pastor Landon Schott recalled a recent vision he’d had while praying near the U.S. Supreme Court, one in which a demonic serpent ...

The legislator was teaching a section of Campaign University, a series of online lessons he and others associated with Fort Worth-based megachurch Mercy Culture created to raise up so-called ...

Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline's energy was palpable as he gazed out from the video on the computer screen, grinning ear to ear, the sleeves of his white dress shirt rolled up. The Republican legislator ...

In an attempt to better understand Mercy Culture’s approach to recruiting candidates, two journalists from the Fort Worth Report purchased and completed the more than five-hour Campaign University ...

The church’s political nonprofit, For Liberty & Justice, houses Campaign University. Campaign University builds on Mercy Culture’s growing political reach as Schatzline, a pastor at the church, joins ...

Three people were injured in a possible shootout in Southwest Houston. Read full article: Prepare for Temperature Drop in Houston Area A man was in custody after police said he was driving drunk and ...