Anne Thomas

• Christians ‘vital’ for Middle East peace

  The head of the Palestinian Bible Society believes Christians are “vital” to bringing peace to Israel and Palestine.

• Scottish charity to print Bibles for China’s poorest

  The Scottish Bible Society has launched an appeal for funds to help print Bibles and provide medical care for some of China’s poorest communities.

• Fallen fireman remembered in church service

  Church service honours the fireman who died tackling a blaze at a pub in Edinburgh in July.

• Organist seeks to make London happy with music

  A church organist hopes to make London happy with music when he takes to the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square this Sunday.

• OM sends out 250 full-time missionaries

  Operation Mobilisation has dispatched some 250 Christians to be full-time missionaries around the world.

• Tutu lauds Leeds teenager for youth work

  Archbishop Desmond Tutu has praised a Leeds teenager for her work providing local youth with an alternative to drink and vandalism.

• Papua New Guinea Bible translations continue despite violence

  Wycliffe Bible Translators is continuing to translate Bibles in Papua New Guinea in spite of ongoing tribal conflict.

• Young exploring important things in life, says minister

  Young people are exploring the important things in life in the midst of political and economic uncertainty, says a Church of Scotland minister.

• Archbishop finds new recruit through Twitter

  The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has appointed a new Director of Communications after posting a message on social networking site Twitter.

• Famine-hit Indian state appeals for Church’s help in aid assistance

  The government of Jharkhand, India has asked the Catholic Church for help in the distribution of food as aid to those affected by the drought in the eastern Indian state.

• 1,000 attend service for slain Oklahoma church pastor

  Up to 1,000 filled an Oklahoma church Monday for a service to commemorate the life of a pastor who was murdered in her church just over a week ago.

• Symposium to address state of black Britain

  Street Pastors co-founder the Rev Les Isaac is among the leaders of Britain’s black community being invited to share their thoughts on the state of black Britain in a new symposium.