A public-interest group has asked the IRS to investigate a Twin Cities mega-church and its telegenic pastor, James “Mac” Hammond, for engineering a series of loans for the pastor it says violate ...

Pastor Mac Hammond and Living Word Christian Center–under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service for alleged favorable loans and compensation provided to Hammond by the church’s board–had their ...

After being known as Agape Christian Center for 24 years, the Brainerd church has changed its name to Living Word North. The former Agape Christian Center is a sister church to Living Word Christian ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Pastor quote: ”The church should be a reflection of the Kingdom of God, and the Kingdom of God is not white. It’s not that white is not a part ...

MINNEAPOLIS (CN) - The court-appointed receiver for a $45 million Ponzi scheme seeks $2.2 million from the Living Word Christian Center, which it got from Ponzi operator Gerard Cellette Jr., according ...

County records show that TCF National Bank, which is also the mortgage lender to LWCC, bought the property. Per Minnesota law, Living Word has until July 28, 2011, to redeem the property by securing ...

ST. PAUL (WCCO)-- At the Brooklyn Center-based Living Word Christian Center Sunday, Pastor Mac Hammond told the congregation he'd be joining the Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign. However, ...

Is the "Prosperity Gospel" facing a recession? With donations dwindling, Mac Hammond, the high-flying pastor of Living Word Christian Center in Brooklyn Park, says his private jet is for sale. This ...

BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. -- Dwindling donations to the Living Word Christian Center in this Twin Cities suburb have prompted its high-profile pastor, Mac Hammond, to put his private business jet on the ...

Officials from Forest Park Plaza LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Living Word Christian Center, the company that owns and operates the 33-acre outdoor shopping, dining and worship center at 7600 ...

The front side of the Forest Park Mall could belong to any shopping center on Roosevelt Road. Behind a stucco facade, customers hunt for groceries at Ultra Foods, shower curtains at Kmart, phones at a ...