COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local non-denominational church in Columbus offers a ministry for children with special needs, providing them an opportunity to learn about faith in a safe environment.

Too boring, organizers at the Gloria Russell Children's Ministry decided. "Everybody said, 'Ho, hum,'" recalled Kelli Barnes, daughter of Gloria Russell and now a missionary with the ministry. "We ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It all began with Rev. Jacob Thumma’s idea to transform the lives of children through music and faith at St. Ann’s R.C. Church in Dongan Hills. Father Thumma — or Father Jacob, ...

Pope Francis on May 11 formally created a new official ministry in the Catholic Church for those who teach the fundamentals of the faith to children and others, opening the position to "men and women ...