Anne Thomas

• Amy Grant's Music on iTunes for the First Time

  Amy Grant's catalogue will be available on iTunes this week for the first time in her award-winning 30 year career. 16 new catalogue titles are available for the first time, free of digital rights management (DRM) restrictions, and available at bit rates up to CD quality.

• Steven Curtis Chapman Gives Album Sneak Peek

  Popular Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman is partnering with iTickets to give fans a sneak-peek of new music from his album This Moment, which releases 23 October.

• Switchfoot Leaves Columbia Records

  Popular rock band Switchfoot have announced that they are to part ways with Columbia Records to pursue independent music.

• World Vision Armenia Influences Childrens' Education

  World Vision Armenia's recommendations have successfully influenced national legislation to improve integration of children with special needs into mainstream education.

• Muyiwa Gears Up for Third Album

  One of Britain's bestselling gospel artists, Muyiwa, will record his third album live this autumn in east London. A total of 12 new songs will be performed by Muyiwa and his group Riversongz at The Ocean in Hackney, 5 October, 2007. The album will be produced by EMMA award winning producer Eddie Martin. In addition, a DVD will be directed by award-winning producer Patrick Campbell.

• Bebo Norman to Release Christmas Album

  Popular Dove Award-winning artist Bebo Norman has recently been signed to Seattle-based BEC Recordings. The first project under the multi-album agreement, Christmas/From The Realms Of Glory, is set for a 2 October release date. Norman is scheduled to release his next studio project in spring 2008.

• Jars of Clay, Third Day Announce Joint Christmas Tour

  Legendary Christian groups Third Day and Jars of Clay have officially announced The Christmas Offerings Tour. The tour begins on 29 November and ends on 16 December, offering only 12 shows. Tickets are available to everyone on 7 September.

• 102,000 Gather at Harvest Crusade

  Some 102,000 people from over 30 countries around the world gathered at the Angel Stadium of Anaheim for the annual Southern California Harvest Crusade with Greg Laurie.

• Irish Hymn Writers Launch Debut Recording

  The US debut recording of In Christ Alone from Irish modern hymn writers Keith & Kristyn Getty will be available at Christian and mainstream retail outlets on 28 August.

• World Vision China Responds to 'Devastating' Floods

  A World Vision China Humanitarian Emergency Affairs assessment team has arrived in the hardest hit counties of Shou and Fengtai in Anhui, China, where floods have brought widespread chaos and devastation.

• Evan Almighty Hits UK Cinemas This Week

  Evan Almighty, the sequel to the 2003 box office smash Bruce Almighty, will launch this Friday in the UK.

• Third Day to Release Second Chronology

  Grammy-winning and multi-platinum Christian rock band Third Day is gearing up for the US release of Chronology, Volume Two, which features music from 2001 to 2006. The project releases 7 August.