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MP Signs Up to the CAFOD 99% Challenge

Leeds West MP John Battle has promised to live on 99% of his income, donating the remaining one per cent to CAFOD to help people in the developing world who live in extreme poverty.

Christian Aid Partners Help Displaced People in Sri Lanka

Renewed fighting in Sri Lanka has forced more than 155,000 civilians to flee their homes in recent weeks. Christian Aid partners are there and working to support the displaced people as the emergency continues to unfold.

GMA Music Week 2007 Prepares to Kick Off

Over 3,000 gospel musicians and fans will gather in Nashville, Tennessee, in the US for the GMA (Gospel Music Association) Music Week 07'.

US Christians Rejoice After Advertisers Pull Plug on Racism Row Radio Host

The President of a US-based Christian media watchdog has welcomed the decision by advertisers to pull the plug on radio host Don Imus after he made a racist slur on his show earlier in the week.

Methodist Church Publishes Guidelines on BNP

Ahead of the May local elections, the Methodist Church has launched guidelines for churches that find themselves represented by a councillor from an extremist party.

Premier Radio Launches DAB Celebration Event

Premier Christian Radio has recently secured the DAB licence, enabling listeners in the capital to receive a signal from almost anywhere in London.

Methodist Church Publishes Guidelines on BNP

The Methodist Church has issued guidelines for churches in the event that representatives from extremist parties such as the BNP are elected to their local councils in the May local elections.

US Christians Rejoice After Advertisers Pull Plug on Racism Row Radio Host

The President of a US-based Christian media watchdog has welcomed the decision by advertisers to pull the plug on radio host Don Imus after he made a racist slur on his show earlier in the week.

Riding Lights to Feature John Newton Story

Renowned theatre company Riding Lights will be touring their latest show, African Snow, across the UK in commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of Abolition of Slave Trade.

World Vision Reports of 'Miracle Rescue' in Solomons

World Vision has reported of a 'miracle rescue' in which a small boy was pulled out alive from a massive landslide triggered by the Solomon Islands earthquake.

Switchfoot Releases Awakening Video

Switchfoot recently released a new music video for "Awakening", from their latest critically acclaimed album Oh! Gravity.. "'Awakening' has become a favourite of yours and ours, and it feels good to have you involved in helping us choose this single," Switchfoot said on their website.

New Appointment for Biblical Stewardship at Lausanne

The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation has announced a new appointment to drive forward the ministry's biblical stewardship.

Archbishop Calls for Women Bishops

Churches should allow women priests to become bishops, the leader of the Anglican church in Wales urged. Archbishop Barry Morgan, a strong supporter of women priests, to the Church in Wales's powerful governing body during its annual conference at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Pax Christi Calls for Prayers for Zimbabwe

Christians from across the country will pray for a solution to the spiralling economic, political and social crisis in Zimbabwe when they join in a Pax Christi prayer vigil outside the Zimbabwean embassy in London.

Family Leads World Prayers for BBC Correspondent's Release

The parents of missing BBC correspondent Alan Johnston have made an appeal to his abductors in Gaza, calling for them to free his son.

Testimonies Overflow as Churches Surpass 2000 Hours of Continuous Prayer for London

A Year for London - a prayer movement which will see hundreds of churches across London praying in a non-stop chain throughout 2007, has now prayed continuously for more than 2160 hours since it began at the start of this year.