Maria Mackay
Salvation Army Celebrates Christmas with Special Carol Service
The Royal Albert Hall was packed last night for The Salvation Army's special Christmas service presented by the BBC News presenter, George Alagiah. Other notable Christians...
Bishop of St Albans Offers Prayers Following Oil Depot Explosion
The Bishop of St Albans, the Rt. Rev. Christopher Herbert, has extended his prayers to those affected or injured by the huge blast at the Buncefield Oil Depot at Hemel Hempstead. The enormous blast at 6am on...
Operation Mobilisation to Cover 2000 Children in 2 Weeks
Operation Mobilisation Northern Ireland is giving its all in the final two weeks of the year as it visits 23 Christian...
Christian Aid Warns of Walk Out at WTO Conference
Christian Aid has warned of a walk-out by poor countries at the forthcoming World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong if the EU fails to move on its liberalising policies. The Christian humanitarian agency...
Archbishop Eames Urges Christians to Turn Attention to Child Poverty
Representatives of the Northern Ireland Government and voluntary organisations met last week with representatives of the Church of Ireland at the Forum on Child Poverty...
Church World Service Welcomes US Water for the Poor Act
Executive Director and CEO of Church World Service, Rev. John L. McCullough, welcomed the US senate's approval of the Paul Simon Water...
New Methodist Church Planted in Cambodia
A new Methodist Church has been planted in Cambodia following the successful collaboration between Methodist mission groups from Asia, Europe and the United States and Cambodians. The new church already has...
First Christian TV Channel Comes to Egypt
Christians in Egypt can now watch church services and other Christian programmes on the country's first completely Christian, Egyptian-run television channel, Aghapy TV. The new channel, funded by donations from around the world...
Christian Journalism Course Launched in UK
A Christian journalism course, the first of its kind in the UK, has been launched by Cleland Thom Journalism Training Services to give skills specifically to Christians feeling the call to enter journalism...
Bishops Pressure Government on Asylum Seekers
Nineteen Anglican bishops, as well as numerous other religious leaders, have pressured the Government to change its policy on asylum seekers in an open letter to The Times newspaper. Just one week after...
Bishop Defends Christian Peacemakers After Iraqi Kidnappings
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, the Bishop of Jerusalem defended Christian Peacemakers Teams after the kidnapping of four...
Two Christian Aid Partners Killed in Afghanistan
The bodies of two men working for a Christian Aid partner have been uncovered in the Farah province of Afghanistan. Nothing had been heard of the men since their kidnapping in July 2005...
Evengelical Church of Germany Demands Family Friendly Politics
The Evangelical Church of Germany (EKD) had joined with experts from the science and political spheres in demanding the political advancement of families from...
Putin Delays Review of Bill to Reduce Number of Foreign Missionaries in Russia
The second reading of a bill that will reduce the number of foreign missionaries able to carry out mission in Russia has been delayed as President Vladamir Putin amends...
Canadian Churches Facing Major Decline
A church adviser in Canada has published a report on declining church attendance in the country which suggests that some denominations may soon disappear in Canada altogether. The report also said that...
European Churches Recognise Opportunities, Challenges of Globalisation
The Conference of European Churches has issued a report which urges churches across Europe to recognise globalisation as a "process containing both opportunities and challenges"...