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Church of Scotland to commence Year-Long Celebration
Beginning on Sunday 21st November 2004, the Church of Scotland has invited every member to join in a year-long celebration of ‘Churches without Walls’. In May 2001, the Church without Walls report was presented to the General Assembly...
Commission for Africa meets with churches and calls for Urgent Action
The ‘Commission for Africa’, recently created by the government has just released a report stating that now is the time to act on a collection of problems regarding the troubled continent. In talks with specialists working in British churches...
WCC Ninth Assembly Planning Committee Closes First Meeting with ‘Inspiration and Hope’
The international planning committee for the World Council of Churches (WCC)’s upcoming ninth Assembly have closed their first meeting with a message of “inspiration and hope,” in Porto Alegre, Brazil...
Steve Chalke "Lost Message" Sparks Debate on Atonement among UK theologists
A stormy debate is going on among the evangelicals and theologists across Britain concerning the controversial book "The Lost Message of Jesus" written by Rev Steve Chalke...
World Alliance of YMCA holds Annual Week of Prayer
The World Alliance of YMCA is currently holding its annual "Week of Prayer and Fellowship", under the theme "Leading Change". Taking place from 14th to 20th November, the YMCA have put aside time to pray for global economic, political and social issues...
Oxfam Calls for Shifting World’s Wealth to the Forgotten Lives
Rising from the last week’s successful negotiations between militants and the Sudanese government to sign a peace agreement, worldwide humanitarian agencies have now been permitted to reach out to all regions of Darfur to carry out their aid work...
WCC indicates National Accountability is key for Millennium Development Goals
A World Council of Churches (WCC) International Affairs and Advocacy Week at the United Nations (UN) is currently taking place. The main messages released so far from the gathering is that churches must take responsibility in advocating for economic justice at their national government level...
UK Churches and Agencies Call for Israel-Palestine Peace Plan
The death of the towering Palestinian President, Yassir Arafat, has drawn broad international awareness. Churches across the UK are devoted in the prayer for peace between Palestinian and Israeli...
N.Ireland Protestant Cease-fire with Catholics Push Peace Dialogue Forward
On Friday 12th November, Britain’s governor for Northern Ireland, Paul Murphy announced that a credible cease-fire by the Ulster Defense Association (UDA) was recognised by the British government...
Tensions Rise in Netherlands as Fears of Terrorism Increase
Flames engulfed a mosque in southeastern Netherlands early Saturday, in the latest series attacks following the murder of a controversial Dutch filmmaker. Meanwhile, tensions are continuing to rise as fears of Islamic extremism permeate through the country...
WCC General Secretary expresses gratitude for Brazilian Churches' Support
Rev Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), expressed his gratitude to the Brazilian churches for their enthusiasm and support for the upcoming WCC 2006 ninth Assembly, during his visit to Porto Alegre on from 9-12 November 2004...
USPG’s New Project to Support Burma Mission
USPG (United Society for the Propagation of Gospel) has recently launched a new project to support the work of the Church of Myanmar (Burma). Burma lies in the South East Asian Pacific, and is festooned with the symbol of Buddhism. Almost 90 percent of Myanmar’s population believe...
Photo Gallery: The Princess Royal Opens Salvation Army International HQ in London
To mark the grand opening of the Salvation Army's new International HQ in London, the UK’s Princess Royal, daughter of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II presented the ceremony on 9th Novemeber...
NCC & CWS General Assembly 2004 Concludes
The Annual General Assembly of the National Council of Churches USA (NCC USA) and the Church World Service (CWS) was held from 8th - 11th November in St. Louis. The meeting proved to be fruitful with the highlight in worship and various policies addressing various social issues...
African Leadership Conference held by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army recently held its African Heritage and Youth Conference at the Continuing Education Centre at the College for Officer Training in Atlanta, USA. Approximately 125 delegates from around...
Church World Service Delegation Meets With Christians In Middle East
A meeting between US and Middle East church officials have left them all citing a stronger bond between Christians in the US and Christians in the Middle East as a necessary priority. The meeting highlights that the Middle East is not all Muslim...