Church

A lot of people are upset by the Archbishops' latest on gays: Here's why
A much more fruitful approach would be unapologetically to commit to upholding the teaching of the Church, without the attempt to ingratiate other groups with ambiguous statements.

'Sin is the same for all of us': Archbishops of Canterbury and York latest on gay sex
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have made a statement on today's anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in which they state that sin 'is the same for all of us'.

Church of England bishop: 'Nothing we agreed at General Synod undermines Scripture'
A senior Church of England bishop has defended the General Synod against accusations that it 'failed to uphold the teaching of the Bible' when it voted to ban conversion therapy and to adopt a more inclusive approach to transgender people.

US churches are known for feeding the poor and hungry â but most 'good deeds' go unnoticed
American Christians are known for feeding the hungry and giving clothes to the poor, but many of their other 'good deeds' go unnoticed to the average American, a new study suggests.

Reaching the unreached: these people are trying to make God's love known throughout the world
Scripture Union has launched The 95 Campaign to address a situation where the vast majority of children and young people in England and Wales choose not to go to church.

Anglican conservatives rally support for traditionalists with online letter
Conservative Anglicans have begun gathering support for a 'Movement for a Renewed Orthodox Anglicanism'.

Hope for Sudan as Archbishop of Canterbury inaugurates new Anglican province
39 Articles of Faith, 39 books in the OT â and from Sunday, 39 provinces in the Anglican Communion. Archbishop Justin Welby is to visit Muslim-majority Sudan to inaugurate the 39th province of the Worldwide Anglican Communion

Top papal advisor silent as he enters Melbourne court facing charges of sex abuse
Cardinal George Pell, the Pope's financial adviser and highest-ranking figure in the Australian Catholic Church, was silent this morning as he entered Melbourne Magistrate's Court where he faces charges of historic sex offences.

What Billy Graham said was the 'most important fact' people needed to know about the Antichrist
The late evangelist explained the key characteristics of this evil being in a short article.

There's something terribly wrong with the International Congress on Preaching
Why is it that, of the 22 speakers at the International Congress on Preaching, only one is female?

Evangelical Word of Faith church 'siphoned young slave labourers from Brazil,' AP investigation finds
The controversial Word of Faith Fellowship used its two church branches in Brazil to siphon young labourers on tourist and student visas to its 35-acre compound in rural Spindale, North Carolina, to work as 'slaves', an investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has found.

Is Justin Bieber quitting world tour to start his own church?
New reports suggest that Justin Bieber cancelled his third worldwide tour Purpose in order to refocus on faith and start his own church.

Protestants don't 'Rest in Peace', says Northern Ireland's Orange Order â that's a Catholic thing
'RIP' as an expression of sympathy after a death is unbiblical and a form of superstition connected to Roman Catholicism, according to Northern Ireland's Protestant Orange Order.

Why we must open them every day: our 5-point plan to save Britain's churches
Now that, for the first time since 1977, no ring-fenced public funding will be available to protect our church and chapel buildings, Luke March of the National Churches Trust outlines how to save Britain's churches

Godfulness: What the Church can learn from a new (but old) kind of meditation
You may know of 'mindfulness', but what of 'Godfulness'? Christian Today spoke with author Derek Leaf, the leader of the Christian discipleship ministry the Navigators UK about the new perspective of his book 'Godfulness', and its challenge to the contemporary Church.

Hispanic Church leader condemns deportation of LA minister: 'We should deport pushers, not pastors'
The arrest and looming deportation of a US evangelical pastor has stirred up outrage and fear in the Los Angeles latino community, with latino leader Rev Samuel Rodriguez condemning the move.