Church

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  Poorest will be hurt the most by climate change, says Bishop of Dudley

  The Bishop of Dudley has warned that the world's poorest people stand to lose the most as a result of climate change after the World Economic Forum said it was the greatest threat facing the world.

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  'We have a strong bond,' say Catholic and Anglican leaders in England

  Catholic and Anglican leaders in England have expressed their ongoing commitment to dialogue after meeting for their biennial conference last week.

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  What Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz said to his 9-year-old son when he said he didn't feel like going to church

  When Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz's son, Roman, honestly confronted his father about not wanting to attend church, the father-of-three used the opportunity to teach his young son a valuable life lesson.

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  After lead is ripped from 600-year-old church, vicar just wants prayers for the thieves

  Despite causing thousands of pounds in damage, vicar Paul Harford says the thieves need more prayers than 'our poor roof'.

• British identity does not boil down to 'leaver' or 'remainer', say British Baptists

  Reconciliation is urgently needed to heal the 'complex divisions' in British society exposed by the debate over Brexit, the Baptist Union of Great Britain has said.

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  Wales' struggling rural churches look to tourism for survival

  A new tourism scheme is to offer a financial lifeline to rural churches fighting for their survival across Wales.

• Christians are ignorant of Great Commission because churches aren't teaching it enough

  Research by Barna found that over half of American Christians to not know what the Great Commission means

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  Time to pray for wisdom and discernment, say UK's Church leaders as Brexit uncertainty continues

  With the UK no clearer about its exit from the European Union following this week's Commons vote, Church leaders are asking Christians to join together in prayer for the political situation.

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  Most young Christians drop out of church in college years

  New research from LifeWay has revealed the challenge churches face in keeping young people in the pews as they head off to college.

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  Nation's leaders must serve all people, says Methodist Church

  As MPs debated Brexit, Christians were praying in the chapel below the Houses of Parliament

• Open Doors 2019 report: Persecution is on the rise globally

  'People need to wake up to the fact that the persecution of religious minorities is increasing.'

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  Archbishop of Canterbury prays for Kenya after Nairobi hotel attack

  The Archbishop of Canterbury was tonight offering his prayers and condolences after a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi by suspected militants.

• Methodists go for growth with new outreach appointments

  According to the Church, the new team is part of its 'response to God and to the cultural and demographic shifts within society'.

• Bible class targeted in China clampdown, Christians interrogated

  Chinese authorities have once again targeted the Early Rain Covenant Church with a police raid on a Bible class.

• Eco-friendly locomotive will be 'rolling ambassador' for German Protestant festival

  A special locomotive bearing the motto of the 2019 Kirchentag will travel the length and breadth of the country as a 'rolling ambassador' for the event.