Laura Finch

Capturing and amplifying the voices that church audiences and policymakers must hear.

Skilled researcher, interviewer, writer and manager with work published in outlets like Psychology Today, Christianity Today, Religion News Service, WORLD News Group and Sojourners.

The Better Samaritan Blog on Christianity Today • May 2021

Parents, You Are Blessing Your Kids When You Get the COVID-19 Vaccination

Forty-five percent of white evangelicals surveyed last month said they definitely or probably will not get the vaccine.

Christianity Today • November 2018

He Led Churches in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp. Now He Waxes Floors.

"There is this idea [among Americans] that being a refugee is begging," he says. "I want to grab that idea from them."

WORLD Magazine • March 2018

Faces of DACA

Before DACA, Mayra says, she never dreamed of having something like a driver’s license, so each two-year permit renewal feels like a chance to say, “Let’s see what I can do in two years.”

WORLD Radio • April 2018

Discovering signs of eating disorders

Sometimes Dr. Kight sees troubling symptoms on the backside of the patient’s top teeth.

WORLD Magazine Cover • August 2016

Rethinking the Restroom

One layout in particular may represent the way of the future: the private restroom with a single toilet and a door that locks.

WORLD Radio • March 2019

Chicago house churches: The power of thinking small

The atmosphere here is informal and relaxed, but when Simms gets up to speak on Ephesians 2, it does not feel like we’re in a living room any more.

WORLD Magazine • November 2016

The Crown is a jewel for Netflix viewers

“Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown,” wrote Shakespeare, who would surely approve of Netflix’s new series about Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II.

WORLD Radio Blog • June 2018

Living History

HOST: WORLD Radio’s Laura Finch takes us back to the 19th century to meet Lisa Carpenter, a woman as comfortable shearing sheep with scissors as she is answering sharp questions from curious school children.

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