The Rev. Kearstin Bailey was installed as the first openly LGBTQ+ pastor in history at First Congregational Church United Church of Christ North Ridgeville, according to a news release. This also ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the date of a silent vigil. This story was updated on Aug. 28, 2025, to include details about an upcoming celebration of ministry for the Rev.

TULSA, Okla. — The pastor of a north Tulsa church is accused of multiple sexual crimes, including raping his daughter. On Oct. 1, Pastor Bertheophilius Bailey pleaded not guilty to the alleged crimes.

Bailey allegedly described himself in text messages with his wife as a “felon,” “child molester,” “rapist,” “unfaithful husband,” and as an “uncommitted father.” Bertheophilus Maurice Bailey, a Tulsa, ...

*A Baptist pastor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bertheophilus “Judge“ Maurice Bailey Sr., was arrested after being accused of over a decade of child abuse, following a Facebook post by his daughter, Harmony ...