Maria Mackay
Survey of Nation’s Favourite Hymns Reveals Modern & Ancient Mix
How great Thou art has topped a survey by the BBC's Songs of Praise to discover the nation's favourite hymns. Some surprise hits making the top 10, however, indluded two modern hymns, In Christ Alone and...
Church of Scotland Moderator to Visit Holy Land
The Rt. Rev. David Lacy, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, will leave for the Holy Land on Sunday for a two week visit. The trip will include visits to the CofS ministries running in the Israel/Palestine region...
800 Baptists Gather in Scotland for Annual Assembly
The Albert Hall in Stirling is the location of this year's Assembly of the Baptist Union of Scotland, Live Connections, which starts Friday. Main speakers come from BMS World Mission, Tearfund, and included in the Assembly programme are...
Canadian Christian Leader: Government and Church to Fight Poverty Together
Geoff Tunnicliffe, chair of Micah Challenge Canada and international director of the World Evangelical Alliance, has called on governments and churches to work together in fighting poverty and fulfilling the UN Millennium Development Goals...
Gospel Awards to Hit Birmingham this Weekend
Birmingham is gearing up to host the Gospel Entertainment Music Awards (GEM Awards) 2005, the biggest annual event in the UK Gospel music calendar. Nominees for this year's even include Niki Carless and Freddie Kofi...
Head of Qatar Donates Land for Country’s First Anglican Church
Land has been donated by the Emir of Qatar for the building of the country's first Anglican church since the 7th century. The decision has been met with concern by some Muslims who regard the church as a threat to the country's dominant religion, Islam...
Riots Lead to Call for Faith Groups to Work Together
Christians in Birmingham have called for faith groups to collaborate more closely following violent riots in the city's Lozells area last week, which resulted in two deaths and around 35 hospitalised by their injuries...
Gospel Awards to Hit Birmingham this Weekend
Birmingham is gearing up to host the Gospel Entertainment Music Awards (GEM Awards) 2005, the biggest annual event in the UK Gospel music calendar. Nominees up for this year’s Gem Awards include Niki Carless...
Leaders of Japan’s Anglican Church Welcome Presiding Bishop of ECUSA
The leaders of Japan's Anglican Church welcomed Frank Griswold, Presiding Bishop ECUSA, late last week as he arrived for a five-day visit, which included a visit to the nearby memorial Peace Park of remembrance in Hiroshima...
Christian Group Calls on Prayers for North Korea
Open Doors UK, which works to serve the world's persecuted Christians, has called for prayers from the world's Christian community for Communist North Korea, which remains trapped behind tightly controlled borders...
Complaints Arise as Sudan Closes Christian Schools During Ramadan
Christians in Sudan have come out in protest against the government's decision to close down all schools for refugees during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The government defended the move on the grounds...
Conservative Anglicans Meet as Communion Faces Split
Conservative Anglicans have met in Egypt for a six-day meeting of the Global South. Delegates have denied that the threat of split in the Communion over gay rights will dominate the gathering...
Church of Scotland Selects New Moderator Designate
The Rev. Alan D. McDonald, minister of the Fife parishes of Cameron and St Leonards in St Andrews has been appointed as the new Moderator Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
Anglican Bishop Calls on Church to "Heal" Relationships with Young People
The Bishop of Lichfield has called on the Church of England to "heal" its relationships with young people in his Presidential Address to members of the Lichfield Diocesan Synod who met over the weekend...
Students to Stand in Silent Memory of Abortion Victims
Students from across five different countries will join together in a vow of silence today in memory of the thousands of unborn children aborted every day in their countries...
Baptist Church Loses 30,000 Children in Two Years
Annual statistics from the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) reveal that more than 30,000 children below the age of 12 have left UK Baptist churches within the last two years...