Maria Mackay
Wife Makes Plea for Life of Kidnapped Aid Worker
The wife of kidnapped British aid worker Norman Kember made a desperate appeal to his captors to release him...
Church Primary Schools Come Out On Top in League Tables
According to the latest league table figures released by the Department for Education, church primary schools make up the highest proportion of those in the top 200...
Scotland’s First Local Ecumenical Partnership Gathering Deemed Success
The first ever Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs) gathering to be held in Scotland has been deemed a success by Action of Churches Together in Scotland. The meeting gathered more than 115 delegates...
Zimbabwean Churches Silenced by Intimidation and Threats
Churches in Zimbabwe are being silenced by threats and intimidation by the country's security forces, according to the Council for World Mission...
Archbishop Eames to Host Child Poverty Forum
A forum to be attended by Archbishop Robin Eames of the Church of Ireland will focus on developing a long-term strategy to tackle child poverty in Northern Ireland. The forum, to be held on 6 December, will be attended by notables in the state and voluntary organisations...
Church Pastoral Aid Society to Launch New Church Growing Resource
The Church Pastoral Aid Society is launching a new resource designed to equip church leaders in the healthy growth of their church. 'Growing Leaders' will be launched...
BMS World Mission President to Help UK Portuguese Speakers
The President of BMS World Mission will take on a new role as Specialist Mission Networker in an effort to help churches with large numbers of Portuguese, many of whom are seasonal workers in the agricultural industry...
Palestinian Bishop Pleads for Release of Christian Peace Workers Seized in Iraq
The Lutheran Bishop of the Holy Land has made a depserate appeal for the release of British Professor Norman Kember and three other Christian aid workers kidnapped in Iraq at the weekend...
Christians to Pray and March Against Climate Change
Christians across the UK will be joining in the Climate March in London this weekend. Christian Ecology Link is holding a special service in London and will also march alongside demonstrators...
India Supreme Court Postpones Ruling on Rights of Dalit Christians
The lives of millions of Dalit Christians has been once again left hanging in the balance as the Indian Supreme Court delays its decision on whether to give Dalit Christians the same legal rights as Dalits of other religions...
Christian Aid Warns AIDS Fund Facing Financial Meltdown
Christian Aid is warning that new programmes scheduled for 2006 and 2007 are being thrown into jeopardy as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Maleria faces a serious financial shortfall...
UK Churches Set to Join in Narnia Craze
Churches across the country are set to follow the U.S. in promoting The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe before its premiere on 7 December. The film will be released nationwide on 8...
Thebandwithnoname Exclusive Track Out December on iTunes
A new track from thebandwithnoname, featuring their fellow Innervation Trust band tbc will be available exclusively from iTunes next month, reports the band’s website, reports Authentic Media...
Vicar of Baghdad Warned Aid Agency Not to Go to Iraq
Canon Andrew White, vicar of Baghdad, has said he warned Christian Peacemakers Team not to go to Iraq, following the kidnapping of four of their aid workers, including one British professor...
Church of Scotland Backs Campaign to End HIV Discrimination
The Church of Scotland is backing a campaign by the National AIDS Trust which aims to raise awareness among employers that it will soon be illegal to discriminate against people living with HIV in the workplace...
New Archbishop of York Calls for Return to Life-Changing Christianity
The new Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, the first black Archbishop, called on the Church of England to restore its focus to the life-changing power of Jesus...