A Mississippi church deacon is being remembered as a "hero" after he died protecting others during a shooting at an Easter egg hunt this weekend. On Saturday, April 12, the Empowerment Ministries ...

Deacon Ed Shoener, whose own daughter died by suicide, told a gathering of permanent deacons how to minister to the 20% of ...

A Mississippi deacon suffered fatal injuries in a shooting that broke out Saturday after an Easter egg hunt hosted by his church, according to the church and local police. Empowerment Ministries ...

A Hofstra University professor is at the forefront of a new push that could help transform the 1.3 billion-member Roman Catholic Church: allowing women to serve as deacons and perform some of the same ...

Deacon Eddie Shed "paid the ultimate price for his valor," his church's pastor wrote in a message to the community The Empowerment Ministries Christian Center Mississippi church deacon Eddie Shed died ...