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Christians to Explore Lifestyle Choices and Climate Change

Christian eco experts are to gather at Swanwick in Derbyshire later in the month for a major consultation on the impact of individual lifestyle choices and habits of consumption on Global South countries.

New Video 'Awakening' for Switchfoot

Switchfoot is currently shooting a new music video for "Awakening", from their latest critically acclaimed album Oh! Gravity.

Baptists Appeal to Kazakhstani President Amid Congregation Harassment

Baptists in Kazakhstan have appealed to the country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev to meet with them to discuss the harassment of their congregations.

New Video 'Awakening' for Switchfoot

Switchfoot is currently shooting a new music video for "Awakening", from their latest critically acclaimed album Oh! Gravity..

Young Christians Called to be Catalysts for Change this Summer

Young Christians are called this summer to become catalysts for Christian change as they take to the skateparks and streets of Hastings with the life saving message of Jesus Christ.

Baptists Appeal to Kazakhstani President Amid Congregation Harassment

Baptists in Kazakhstan have appealed to the country's President Nursultan Nazarbayev to meet with them to discuss the harassment of their congregations.

Devout Jennifer Hudson Grabs NAACP Award

Devout Christian and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson has won the award for 'outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture' at last night's 38th NAACP Image Awards.

Tim Hughes 'Holds Nothing Back' in New Project

Popular British worship artist Tim Hughes will release his third studio album Holding Nothing Back, scheduled for release on 1 April.

Christians Losing Out in Hierarchy of Rights, says Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance, which represents more than a million evangelicals in the UK has said that Christians are losing out in a new hierarchy of rights, after a magistrate lost a legal case for recognition of freedom of conscience.

EU Must Stop Hurting the Poor, Christian Aid Says

Campaigners across Europe are to ask their governments to threaten to withhold funds from the World Bank unless specific changes are made to policy and practice.

Latin American Council of Churches Elects First Black President

The Latin American Council of Churches, known under its Spanish acronym CLAI, has elected Panamanian Episcopal (Anglican) Bishop Julio Murray as its first black president in a tightly contested election.

Bono to be Honoured at NAACP Awards for AIDS and Poverty Work

U2's Bono is to be honoured at the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People) Image Awards tonight for his contribution to the fight against AIDS and global poverty.

Churches Join Stop The Traffik Coalition in Chocolate Labour Concerns

Many churches and faith groups are leading the way in bringing justice for children who labour in cocoa farms in Cote D'Ivoire, as part of the Stop The Traffik coalition.

Leading Pentecostal Calls for Christians to Register as Bone Marrow Donors

Leading black Pentecostal church Christian Life City will be hosting a bone marrow/stem cell registration clinic for the African Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and the Anthony Nolan Trust at its place of worship - The Round Chapel, Hackney, on Sunday 4 March.

World Church Body Urges Support for UN Peacebuilding Commission

The World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee has expressed appreciation for the establishment of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, and urged WCC member churches to encourage and support its efforts.