Anne Thomas

• Government to Drive Forward EU Action on Climate Change

  The Government has started a series of joint ministerial visits to key European capitals Tuesday to drive forward EU action on climate change.

• Hillsong United and Starfield to Rock Canada

  Australian rock worship band, Hillsong United, will be teaming up with Canadian rockers Starfield for their concerts in Canada. The band will embark on a tour of the US and Canada in April, bringing its explosive and passionate brand of modern worship across North America.

• Church Army Resource Showcases Skateboarding Evangelist

  Church Army will release a new DVD to inspire outreach groups with its focus on an innovative youth project in Bradford led by a skateboarding evangelist. The project features skateboarder Andy Milne and the Sorted team, working on housing estates, schools and reaching out to the youths in four parishes across the city.

• US Christian Band Soars in Japan Radio Chart

  Sensational Christian rock band Leeland's debut album, Sound of Melodies, hit stores across Japan last week. During the same week, the band's current single on the International Chart of Japan Radio, "Sound of Melodies", jumped from No. 17 to No. 6.

• Online Church to Launch Ground-Breaking Service for BBC Radio

  St Pixels, an online church, launched a new church environment and a ground-breaking service towards Easter for BBC Radio 4's Sunday Worship.

• Amazing Grace Hits Number Six in UK Film Charts

  Amazing Grace grossed more than £430,000 at the box office in just three days during the weekend, grabbing the sixth position in the UK film charts.

• iTunes Celebrates Popular Worship Music from Passion

  iTunes is celebrating the popular worship music of the 'Passion experience' at a new centralised page on the site known as "The iTunes Guide to the Passion Movement".

• Christian Aid's Decentralisation Programme Accelerates

  Christian Aid has announced that compression software has enabled the organisation to accelerate its decentralisation programme and ensure its global operations are responsive to local needs in developing countries.

• World Vision Urges G8 Countries to End Poverty and Aids

  World Vision has urged leaders of G8 countries to take the next steps to meet their commitments to end extreme poverty and stop the devastation caused in the developing world by Aids.

• World Vision Establishes Ongoing Dialogue with Sri Lankan Communities

  The World Vision Humanitarian and Accountability Team (HAT) has been working to establish and maintain ongoing dialogue with communities in Sri Lanka to help them identify and find solutions to their development issues.

• Scripture Union Launches 'Count Me In' Website

  Scripture Union recently launched the Count Me In website to keep Christians up-to-date on the latest volunteering tips and techniques, providing case studies that show the life-transforming experience of taking part in events.

• US Gospel Music Channel Hits #1 in Survey of Cable Operators

  Gospel Music Channel (GMC), America's first 24-hour music television channel dedicated to all styles of Christian and Gospel music, has ranked as the #1 emerging or mid-size network in the new annual survey of cable operators.