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Ted Haggard starts new church 'for sinners'

Ted Haggard, the evangelical leader who fell from grace after a gay sex scandal in 2006, announced on Wednesday that he will start a new church in Colorado Springs.

Church leaders express sorrow over Cumbria shooting rampage

Cumbrian church leaders say their thoughts and prayers are with victims of yesterday's shooting spree by a taxi driver.

Gospel for Asia mourns murder of Indian missionary

A GFA-supported missionary has been shot and killed in Assam, India.

Edinburgh gears up for historic mission conference

Some 300 Christians from across the denominations and traditions are arriving in Edinburgh today for the start of the 100th anniversary celebrations of the 1910 World Missionary Conference.

Church alliance condemns Israeli raid on aid ships

Israel’s deadly attack on a convoy of ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza is “a crime”, said a large network of church-based relief organizations.

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Welsh faith leaders decry planned Defence League demos

Defence League’s protests are “crude, dangerous and unhelpful”, say Welsh faith leaders.

Afghanistan suspends Christian aid groups

Afghanistan suspended two church-based aid groups on Monday over allegations that the organizations are proselytising in the Islamic country.

University of Gloucestershire to offer postgrad training in sports chaplaincy

A unique postgraduate course focusing on the training and accreditation of sports chaplains is to be launched at the University of Gloucestershire.

Open Doors asks football fans to blow whistle on persecution

Open Doors has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the suffering experienced by Christians from countries with teams participating in the World Cup.

Mercy Ships celebrates International Children's Day

Mercy Ships is celebrating International Children’s Day today.

Hong Kong's Protestant churches blooming

Protestant churches in Hong Kong are blooming with an annual growth rate 6.2% over the last five years and the number of Protestants in the former British colony drawing close to 300,000.

Christians fight against human trafficking ahead of World Cup

With the South African World Cup less than two weeks away, there is continued concern that the event will be used for human trafficking.

Scripture Union brings WordLive to iPad and iPhone users

Scripture Union has launched its popular WordLive Scripture resource for the iPad and iPhone.

Church Moderator hopes new Chinook crash inquiry will resolve ‘injustice’

The new Moderator of the Church of Scotland has said he hopes a review into the 1994 RAF Chinook crash on the Mull of Kintyre will resolve any sense of injustice felt by relatives of the victims.

Christian party hits out at Government church school proposals

Plans by the coalition government to dictate to church schools who they may admit is an unprecedented shift in church and state relations, according to a news release from the Christian Peoples Alliance (CPA) party.