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First Christmas record from David Crowder* Band

David Crowder*Band has announced that they will release their first ever Christmas record on October 4, just months before the Grammy nominated band will debut their final album.

Soul Survivor and Momentum bring 1,500 to Christ

A whopping 33,000 delegates attended youth conferences Soul Survivor and Momentum this summer

Pakistan: slain Salmaan Taseer's son abducted in Lahore

Shahbaz Taseer, a son of the slain Governor of Punjab Salmaan Taseer, was kidnapped in broad daylight in Lahore on Friday.

Iranian pastor freed from prison

ASSIST News Service has learned that Pastor Matthias Haghnejad has been released from prison on bail on Saturday.

Ofcom sanctions TV channel over Ribena healing claims

Vulnerable viewers could have been ‘exploited’ by a Christian TV channel which told them they could cure serious illnesses including cancer with olive oil soap and Ribena

Priest tells of fear and uncertainty in Syria

A London-based priest who is in Syria said that "fear is very high" in the nation.

North Sudan church still too fearful to rebuild

Christians in North Sudan have been living in fear since the South gained independence

Church leaders concerned over drop in RE numbers

The number of students taking short course Religious Education at GCSE level has fallen by eight per cent, latest figures show.

Evangelicals hope new Libya will respect human rights

The World Evangelical Alliance wants to see Libya transition into a country where the human rights and religious liberty of the people will be respected.

Call to pray for Pakistan's besieged Christians

Police are seeking to whitewash the assassination of Minorities Minister Shahbaz Bhatti

Call to postpone Scottish sectarianism Bill

The Scottish Government should postpone its controversial sectarianism Bill, a former senior police figure has said.

Religious leaders won't be part of 9/11 memorial service

Religious leaders will be excluded from the 10th anniversary memorial service of New York City's 9/11 tragedy.

Stellar exam results day for Christian college

Pupils from Thames Christian College in Battersea, south London, have every reason to smile whilst opening their results today as every student achieved their predicted GCSE grades or better.

Jesus Loves Leicestershire expecting 6,000 people

About 6,000 people are expected to flock to Leicestershire next month for an event where they will be told: ‘Jesus loves you.'

Christian Aid book considers the 'outrage' of poverty

A new book revealing the most damaging aspects of poverty is being launched at the Greenbelt Festival.

Christopher Hitchens to release collection of essays

Prolific writer and political journalist Christopher Hitchens is to release a collection of essays in what may be his last book.