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Christian Group Calls on Prayers for North Korea
Open Doors UK, which works to serve the world's persecuted Christians, has called for prayers from the world's Christian community for Communist North Korea, which remains trapped behind tightly controlled borders...
Bible Society Campaign Song Nominated for Gem Award
Singer and songwriter Freddie Kofi, has been nominated into two categories for this year’s Gem awards. The musician has been nominated into the categories for the Best Artiste as well as for Best Single...
Complaints Arise as Sudan Closes Christian Schools During Ramadan
Christians in Sudan have come out in protest against the government's decision to close down all schools for refugees during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The government defended the move on the grounds...
Conservative Anglicans Meet as Communion Faces Split
Conservative Anglicans have met in Egypt for a six-day meeting of the Global South. Delegates have denied that the threat of split in the Communion over gay rights will dominate the gathering...
Evangelical Alliance Backs Campaign to Reduce Escalating Abortion Levels
The Evangelical Alliance has given its full support to the Alive and Kicking campaign on Oct. 26th, after surveys showed 80 percent of people thought abortion rates were too high...
Church of Scotland Selects New Moderator Designate
The Rev. Alan D. McDonald, minister of the Fife parishes of Cameron and St Leonards in St Andrews has been appointed as the new Moderator Designate of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
Christians Rejoice as Religious Hatred Bill is Heavily Defeated in Lords
Christians, religious groups as well as comedians celebrated on the evening of Oct. 25th, as the government’s Religious Hatred Bill was heavily defeated in the Lords...
Chris Tomlin to Release First Live Album Dec. 26
Acclaimed worship leader Chris Tomlin will be releasing his first live recording, Live From Austin Music Hall, to stores everywhere Dece. 26, 2005.
Relief Teams Assess Hurricane Wilma's Damaging Effects in US
After a slow, two-day journey across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Hurricane Wilma rushed through lower Florida in seven hours on Monday causing at least another six deaths. The storm's death toll is currently at 25...
Indonesian Christians Face Persecution during Street Worship
Christians in Indonesia continue to face persecution as fears of escalating violence remain following the recent wave of forced church closures. Last Sunday, Christians in Jatimulya, East Bekasi, in West Java were attacked...
Korean Christian Councils Hold the Joint Inaugural Service for New Denominational Heads
The Christian Council of Korea(CCK) and The National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) held "The Joint Inaugural Celebration Service of New Denominational Heads, Organisational Heads, and Denominational General Secretaries" on Oct. 17 in Seoul...
Christian Organisations Increase Pakistan Quake Relief Efforts
In the third week of recovery from the disaster that some call “bigger than the tsunami,” Christian relief organisations are heightening relief response to the historic earthquake that shook Pakistan & neighbouring countries...
Anglican Bishop Calls on Church to "Heal" Relationships with Young People
The Bishop of Lichfield has called on the Church of England to "heal" its relationships with young people in his Presidential Address to members of the Lichfield Diocesan Synod who met over the weekend...
Students to Stand in Silent Memory of Abortion Victims
Students from across five different countries will join together in a vow of silence today in memory of the thousands of unborn children aborted every day in their countries...
Baptist Church Loses 30,000 Children in Two Years
Annual statistics from the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) reveal that more than 30,000 children below the age of 12 have left UK Baptist churches within the last two years...
HM The Queen to Inaugurate Church of England General Synod
Her Majesty The Queen will inaugurate the Eighth General Synod of the Church of England next month, which will see the first woman and the first Methodist preach at the five-yearly...