Mission
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Martha Collison, the Christian star of Great British Bake Off, is passionate about helping families living in poverty
Tearfund ambassador Martha Collison is famously known for being the youngest contestant on the BBC hit, Great British Bake Off. Now she is reaching out to help families in Malawi.
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Thy Kingdom Come: Prayers for the world
Most Rev Fred Hiltz, Archbishop and Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, is joining a global call to pray today.
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New York Catholic missionary doctor based in Sudan praised by George Clooney as he wins $1m prize
A Catholic missionary doctor from New York has won an esteemed international prize for his work around the clock inwar-torn Sudan.
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Thy Kingdom Come: Offering love to one another
The Bishop of Cuba has spoken on the need of offering love to one another and sharing the gospel just as Christ did for us, even in times of hardship.
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Interview: Emma Buchan, straight-talking head of 'Thy Kingdom Come' prayer movement launching tomorrow
As hundreds of thousands of Christians prepare to take part in the 'Thy Kingdom Come' international wave of prayer from tomorrow, Ascension Day, until Sunday June 4, Pentecost, Christian Today caught up with Emma Buchan, who is its lively, unpretentious and highly engaging project manager.
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The doctor who gave up his comfortable life for people with leprosy: 'Being out of my comfort zone has forced us to trust God.'
An exclusive report on a doctor who rejected his comfortable, middle class life with a practice in South Africa for a vision to live out Jesus's top two commandments to those at the very fringes of society.
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How many books are there in the New Testament? You might need to know this, if you are an asylum seeker
In some countries, such as Sweden, simply finding faith in Jesus is not enough. To successfully claim asylum, new Christians must master facts that few who are Christians from birth are even aware of.
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Christian lawyer in Pakistan receives death threats for efforts to help persecuted minorities
A Christian lawyer in Pakistan has been warned she will be killed if she does not stop defending people accused of blasphemy against Islam.
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'Evangelicals are destroying our Church,' says Syrian Orthodox leader
A Church leader in Syria has accused evangelical Christians of helping 'destroy' the ancient Orthodox church of the East by offering aid if they start worshipping at house churches.
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The radical Christian aristocrat: Who was Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf?
Count Nicholas von Zinzendorf was a rare thing: both noble aristocrat and radical Christian missionary â and his work transformed the church.
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Lord Carey: If Theresa May wins in June, she must do more to protect persecuted Christians
A former Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that Christians face extinction in the Middle East.
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'I owe my life to Christian Aid.' A former refugee is celebrated in new animation to mark Christian Aid Week
To mark 60 years of the annual fundraising drive, Christian Aid Week, and to highlight its historical and ongoing commitment to supporting refugees, international development charity Christian Aid has released a new animation based on the real-life story of supporter Theodor Davidovic.
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'Olive Tree' ceremony in Iraq marks start of programme to rebuild Christian homes
Rebuilding is to start on some of the first homes belonging to Christian families that were destroyed by Islamic State in Iraq.
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How are evangelical Christians in Egypt coping with persecution?
The world's eyes have been on the Catholic and Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt following the Pope and his visit over the weekend. But Egypt also has thousands of evangelical Christians, continuing to follow their faith in God in spite of growing persecution by Islamists.
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Franklin Graham on Christian persecution: 'If we don't wake up, it will be too late'
Hundreds of Christians and victims of persecution from around the world will meet next month in Washington for a World Summit in defence of persecuted Christians being organised by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.