Maria Mackay

“Jesus” Film to be Shown in Public Schools Across Europe

A children's version of the "Jesus" film is to be shown in schools across Europe as part of the religious education that schools must provide according to goverenment requirements...

Christians Express Sympathy for Kidnapped British Professor In Iraq

Christians have expressed their shock and sadness at the kidnapping of British Professor Norman Kember along with one American and two Canadians at the weekend in Baghdad...

Church of Scotland Helping to Put Scots Dialect Back into Sermons

The Church of Scotland has commissioned a working group to develop Scots versions of sermons, prayers and the Common Order. The move is a bid to reverse the downward trend in church attendance...

Christians Called to Action for World AIDS Day

Christian organisations are calling on Christians worldwide to take action against HIV/AIDS as part of World AIDS Day this Thursday. World Vision, Christian Aid and the Christian Reformed World Relief...

Mobile Orphanages Helping AIDS Orphans in Zimbabwe

Children left orphaned by AIDS in Zimbabwe are finding care and the Gospel in Christian mobile orphanages. The Mobile Orphanages programme run by Christian World Outreach will help some of the 980,000 AIDS...

Christians Called to Prayer Ahead of WTO Talks in Hong Kong

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance has called on Christians around the world to offer their prayerful support to the preparations for faith events to be held around December's WTO talks in Hong Kong. A Day of Prayer on Trade has been scheduled for 11 Dec...

Tsunami Survivors Continue to Rebuild Lives Almost One Year On

ACT and other Christian charities continue to help Sri Lankan survivors of last year's tragic tsunami rebuild their lives as the one year anniversary approaches. ACT has been helping 175 families in a camp...

Tsunami Survivors Continue to Rebuild Lives Almost One Year On

Non-Christian Clerics Urge Church of Scotland to Push Religious Teaching in Schools

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been urged by leaders of non-Christian communities to press for religious teaching in schools...

Christian Radio to Bring Hope to Darfur Refugees

A new Christian radio programme is to be launched for Beria refugees fleeing the Darfur region into neighbouring Chad. The radio programme will be the first Christian radion programme to be in the Berian language...

Christian Christmas Movie - It’s a Boy - Premieres in London’s West End

The premiere of It's a Boy, the Christian animation that aims to bring the real meaning of Christmas to children across the country, has been held in London's West End...

YMCA Opens Winter Homeless Shelter in London

The West London YMCA has teamed up with Trinity Church, Harrow, to open a winter shelter for homeless men between the ages of 18 and 65. The scheme, now in its third year will open on Wednesday 1st December...

Scotland Springs into Action for Scottish Inter Faith Week

Faith communities all across Scotland have been holding events to promote dialogue, understanding and cooperation between the countries religious communities as part of Scottish Inter Faith Week...

Churches Urge Common Vision For Social Europe

Church and political representatives gathered in Brussels this week for a conference on the future development of the European social model organised by the Conference of European Churches (CEC) and Eurodiaconia...

Church Army Launch New Website to Support Mission & Evangelism

The Church Army website has been given a facelift with a new dynamic design to hopefully bring more of the ministry's resource's and expertise to the people needing them...

Catholic Church Criticises Condom Plans for Taxi Passengers

Plans by a condom manufacturer to provide Edinburgh taxi drivers with condoms to distribute free of charge to couples on their way home after a night out have been criticised by the Catholic Church in Scotland...