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Faithworks Announces 6-Point Plan to Combat Fear of Faith
Faithworks, the Christian social action movement founded by the Rev Steve Chalke MBE, has announced measures to tackle the 'fear of faith' prevalent in the Government, the public sector and among the non-faith community. At a press conference hosted by the Minister for Pensions, Stephen Timms MP...
Bible Society Launches New Bible Resources Website
The Bible Society has launched a new online facility for purchasing Bible resources this week. Bibles, study guides & multimedia products designed to build understanding...
Lutheran World Relief Receives US$2 Million for Sri Lanka Tsunami Recovery Work
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) has received a US$2 million grant to fund rehabilitation and recovery work for Sri Lanka, one of the countries hit hardest by last year’s massive quake-tsunami disaster. According to an announcement...
Australian Anglican Primate: Gay and Women’s Rights ‘Won’t Split Church’
The primate of the Anglican Church in Australia and Archbishop of Brisbane, Dr Phillip Aspinall, has said gay and women's rights 'won't split the church'. The comments follow...
New Report Criticises China over Continuing Human Rights, Religious Freedom Violations
An annual report regarding human rights in China released last week by a U.S. congressional panel found that the country has failed to improve the overall condition in 2004. In particular, the report criticised China’s control over religions and media.
Church of Nigeria Called on to Generate Income for Poor Nigerians
The Church of Nigeria has been called on by former Chairman of the People's Democratic Party in Nigeria, Audu Ogbeh, to establish an agriculture-based NGO to generate income for poor people in the country...
Break in Storms Allow Relief Works to Continue to Desperate Pakistan Quake Victims
A break in heavy rains in Pakistan on Monday morning has allowed helicopter relief teams to resume their works across the country’s quake regions. However, the excessive rains...
Hundreds of Churches Celebrate Healthcare Sunday for Unsung Heroes of NHS
Hundreds of churches across the UK marked Healthcare Sunday yesterday, an annual celebration of the work of thousands of ordinary 'heroes in healthcare' in the NHS. The event was backed by more than ten Christian organisations...
Franklin Graham's Australia Festival to Reach Out to Millions in US TV Broadcast
Franklin Graham’s message which had been delivered to over 92,000 people in Melbourne, Australia, in March this year, will be broadcast across the United States for the first time. The message will be featured as part...
WARC Agrees to Closer Relationship with Reformed Ecumenical Church
The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) took a “momentous” step on Friday as it agreed to deepen its relationship with the Reformed Ecumenical Church (REC)...
Sri Lanka Christians Call for Worldwide Prayers for Love & Faith amid Persecutions
The Jubilee Campaign has united with partner organisations in Sri Lanka to call for Christians around the world to join them in prayer for religious freedom of the country today. Christians from across the country...
Christian Ministries in Russia Worry Militant Attacks will Impact Mission
Christian ministries are concerned that violence will impact their work after militants struck the city of Nalchik, Russia last week. Sergey Rakhuba, the Vice President of Russian Ministries reported that the local...
World Evangelical Alliance Opens New IT Centre
The World Evangelical Alliance recently opened a Centre of Information Technology in San Francisco, USA in continuing its ongoing efforts to expand its communication...
Catholic Church Looking Abroad for Priests
The steady demise of the priesthood and the falling number of trainee priests have left the Scottish Catholic Church looking abroady to find new recruits. In the last twenty years, the number training has dropped by almost 80 per cent...
Christians Invited to Make Big Impact in Developing World with 'Small Change'
Christians around the world are invited next week to “take out coins from the collection basket” as a symbol of the “big impact” that “small change” can make to those in the developing world. Oikocredit, a financing ministry of the World Council of Churches...
Torrential Rains Hinder Relief Efforts after Pakistan Quake
Relief flights into the Himalayan region of Kashmir – the area most affected by the massive 7.6 quake that killed 38,000 – were halted because of heavy rains Sunday, leaving whole communities and villages inaccessible...