Mark Woods

Elim Pentecostal ministers celebrate joyful centenary
Ministers are meeting in Birmingham and Monaghan for a day of consecration and commitment.

Lord's Resistance Army rebel commander surrenders to US forces
Dominic Ongwen's capture is a "historic blow" to Africa's worst terrorist militia.

Islamist extremists hack Yorkshire church and school websites
Hackers have targeted a Danish church and a primary school in Yorkshire.

Christianity facing extinction in the Middle East, warns Open Doors
The charity's annual World Watch List reveals that persecution is increasing around the world.

Jerusalem excavation may have found site of Jesus' trial
Layers of history have been peeled away to uncover part of Herod's palace.

YWAM yacht wrecked off Hawai'i, crew member feared drowned
The mission vessel was hit by huge waves and capsized.

New research shows gender imbalance among speakers at Christian conferences
Two-thirds of speakers at major Christian gatherings are male, a new report shows.

Fear of Ebola keeps churchgoers away â in Washington
A congregation dropped by a quarter because worshippers thought they might catch the disease.

Visa clampdown means youth charity YWAM could lose half its staff
YWAM England and Wales has fallen foul of Government anti-immigration regulations.

Lebanon's refugee crisis sparks border clampdown
The country is being overwhelmed by people fleeing wars in Syria and Iraq.

Hundreds of refugees evicted from Johannesburg church
Central Methodist Church will no longer provide accommodation to destitute Zimbabweans.

Outrage as thieves steal van from Birmingham foodbank
A van used to deliver food to the city's most vulnerable people has been stolen.

Egypt's president urges Muslim 'religious revolution' to combat Islamist ideology
Imams are "responsible before Allah" for teaching peace and moderation, says President al-Sisi.

Iranian Pentecostal leader arrested at house church service
The arrest is part of a pattern of detentions over the Christmas period, a source says.

Alice Cooper: Satan is real and the world should beware
The veteran rock star has spoken of his Christian faith in candid interviews.

Nigeria: Eight wounded by suspected Boko Haram attack on church
Nigeria's Islamist terrorists have struck at an evangelical church in north east Nigeria.