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Church Army Sunday Challenges Churches to Focus on Mission

Church Army Sunday is to be celebrated on 25th September. Under the theme "Get OUT More", Church Army Sunday is more than a Sunday, it aims to equip churches to develop an effective Christian presence...

Evangelical Alliance Ease Theology Tensions at Atonement Symposium

The Evangelical Alliance & the London School of Theology recently jointly held an Atonement Symposium, attracting more than 200 attendants. Greatly varied opinions on penal substitution theory of atonement...

Billy Graham bringing Hope to Millions through Television Outreach

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association World Television Project – My Hope – is continuing to expand further into the world to bring message of Jesus Christ to more and more people. The broadcast is about to...

Southern African Church Opens Relief Fund for Zimbabwe

The Anglican Church in Southern Africa has started a relief fund to help those displaced by the Zimbabwe Government in its 'Operation Murambatsvina' or 'Restore Order'...

800 Baptist Women Gather for Conference Prior to Centenary Congress

Last weekend in Birmingham, around 800 women gathered at Aston University for the 2005 Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Women's Leadership Conference under the theme "Seeing with New Eyes". The Conference came days before...

Baptist World Alliance Women’s Conference Opens New Eyes of Faith

Just days before the Baptist World Centenary Congress takes place, approximately 800 Baptist women gathered at the weekend in Aston, Birmingham for the 2005 Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Women’s Leadership...

40 New Salvation Army Officers Commissioned to Serve UK Territory

On Saturday 16th July, 40 new Salvation Army officers formally affirmed their faith and were commissioned to the service of the United Kingdom Territory through the Preparers Of The Way (POW) Session held at Wembley...

CAFOD Saving Lives in West Africa Food Crisis

The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development is helping in the fight to save thousands of starving men, women and children in one of the world's poorest regions, with Â£100,000 grants to aids partners in the region...

Church of England Denies Blessings for Same-Sex Unions

The Church of England announced yesterday it will not give Christian blessings to same-sex couples wishing to ‘marry’. The decision was announced by a group from the House of Bishops and is a response to the Civil Partnership Act...

British Aid Delivered to Niger to Relieve Worst Famine in Africa for Decade

As a vast region of West Africa has been ravaged by one of the most severe famines in recent history, 8 million people are facing starvation. A flight of food & medical equipment from the British Red Cross arrived in Niger today....

Evangelicals Appeal for Indonesians Jailed for "Converting" Muslim Children

Three Indonesian housewives from Haurgelis, West Java, have been sentenced for five-year in jail last week for attempting to "convert" some Muslim children to Christianity. They even faced threats from a yelling mob of 150...

Japan’s Bishops Deliver Message of Peace at 60th Anniversary of A-Bombs

Japan’s bishops have called for greater commitment to peace in a 60th-Anniversary Message of Peace, issued to commemorate the 60 year anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945...

Growth of Christian Video Gaming

The Christian video game sector is predicted to grow considerably over the next few years with more Christian and non-Christian games developers expand this as yet marginal market. Developers are reporting a slow but stable growth in the U.S. religious gaming market, giving hope to a market on the verge of boom similar to that of the Christian music market ten years ago.