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Cumbrian church leaders issue call to prayer for financial crisis
Church congregations throughout Cumbria will say special prayers for those affected by the financial crisis on Sunday March 29, following a united call to prayer by church leaders.
Subsistence farmers offer tips to Britain's credit crunched gardeners
Subsistence farmers from some of the world's poorest countries are offering their tips to people in Britain who have turned to growing their own fruit and veg as the nation tightens its purse strings in the recession.
Churches want G20 to agree green approach to economic crisis
The Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches are challenging G20 heads of government meeting in London next month to show real leadership and agree a strategy to deal with the economic crisis that also positively addresses climate change.
Iraqi Christian refugees arrive in Germany
Around 120 Christian refugees from Iraq arrived in Germany on Thursday in search of a better and safer future away from the turmoil of their home country.
Make life flow
When the Samaritan woman went to the well that day she got more than she bargained for. Jesus' initial request for a simple drink of water led to her town's total transformation.
Lineker launches Street Child World Cup
Footballer and âMatch of the Dayâ presenter Gary Lineker kicked off a game with a difference last evening at the launch of the Street Child World Cup.
Rebecca St James honoured with 2009 Arvella Schuller Award
Christian songstress Rebecca St James has been honoured with an Arvella Schuller Award for Promoting Positive Christian Values in the Arts.
Ecumenical conference to highlight plight of Dalits
A historic ecumenical conference is being held to affirm solidarity and global justice for India's Dalits, 16 million of whom are Christians.
Historic Welsh Bible college to re-launch in Rugby
The Bible College of Wales in Swansea is hoping to boost the number of students it trains when it re-launches in Rugby later this year.
Corrie star joins 'fair sex' movement
Sacha Parkinson, who plays Sophie Websterâs Christian friend Sian in Coronation Street, is one of many young people interviewed for âJust Sexâ, a new book that takes a revolutionary look at sexual ethics.
CSW backs call for freedom of Burma's political prisoners
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is joining a coalition of campaigners urging the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, to make the release of political prisoners in Burma his personal priority.
Harvard Aids expert supports Pope's stance on contraception
A leading AIDS expert from Havard University has supported Pope Benedict XVI, who has come under a hail of criticism on his visit to Africa, for suggesting that the distribution of contraception actually spreads rather than prevents AIDS.
Egypt lawyer calls for Christian adoption law
A lawyer is calling on the Egyptian Government to pass a law allowing Christians to adopt children.
Israel Houghton on walking the talk
Israel Houghton opens up about what inspires his worship and where he thinks he'll be five years from now.
Former North Korean propoganda officer now spreading the Gospel
A former propaganda officer for the North Korean army who defected from the secretive state is now working to spread the Gospel amongst his oppressed countrymen.
Mission group says 10 per cent of Indians now Christian
Over 800 pastoral leaders have gathered for two Frontline Shepherd conferences in India to tackle the subject of evangelism in a predominantly non-Christian country and the problems posed by anti-conversion laws.