Chaplain John Spurgeon of the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center and Correctional Work Center earned the Volunteer of the Year Award from the American Jail Association. Spurgeon received the ...

Jessa Duggar Seewald is opening up about her firstborn – and why she was rushed to the ER following a dramatic two-day labor. Subscribe now for this Duggar baby exclusive, only in PEOPLE! True or ...

MURFREESBORO – Although 36-year-old Shawn Crist has battled drug addictions for more than half of his life, the New Vision Baptist Church prison ministry has helped him get on the road to recovery. “I ...

How London’s most popular preacher dealt with routine bouts of physical and mental illness. One of the biggest names in 19th-century British preaching was a man named Charles Spurgeon. Spurgeon’s ...

The noted German pastor and theologian Helmut Thielicke once said, “Sell all [the books] that you have … and buy Spurgeon.” Today—nearly a century after Spurgeon’s death—there is more material in ...

Her behind-the-scenes ministry reminds us that pastors (and their spouses) can’t be reduced to a package of roles and gifts. The pastor of the church I attended in college had a strong personality, a ...

Preaching through the lens of the cross of Christ. Charles H. Spurgeon, a Baptist minister from England (1834-1892) has a unique legacy as a preacher. His sermons “often contain subtle and bold ...

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The Spurgeon Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church will hold a Praise on the Lawn event at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the church, located at 100 SBenedict Ave., Oak Ridge. The program will include ...