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Evangelical Alliance Condemns Church's Ordination of Transsexual Priest
The ordination of a transsexual woman to priesthood in the Church of England Saturday has been strictly condemned by the Evangelical Alliance. Assistant curate Sarah Jones, 44...
World Missions Discussed as Billion Soul Summit Gathers 100's of Evangelicals
The world’s most influential Christian church planters, pastors and evangelists convened at a global church planting "congress" last week to strategise for world evangelism. Over 500 delegates from 71 countries and 82 denominations...
Faithworks Founder Claims Faith & Politics A Good Mix
Faithworks, a Christian social action movement founded by the Rev Steve Chalke which previously hosted public lectures has claimed that faith and politics are a “good mix for the health of Britain. Just as BBC 2...
Baptist Minster Enters World Record Books for Marathon Fundraising
Steve Chalke MBE, a minister with the Baptist Church, has become the new world record holder for 'most money raised by an individual marathon runner', the Guinness World Records confirmed this week...
Human Rights Groups Host Public Forum on North Korean Crisis
The Asia Program and the U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea hosted a public forum Monday on human rights and the food shortage crisis in North Korea...
ALOVE to Host After-hours Event at Salvation Army Congress
Christian musicians Brett Riches and Emma Pears will perform at the ALOVE music gig at this year's Salvation Army Congress in November...
Iraq Church Offers Aid in Rebuilding of New Orleans Parish after Katrina
A church in Iraq is helping to rebuild a parish in the US state of New Orleans. The 300-member Kurdzman Church in Iraq is collecting money to help the Adullam Christian Fellowship church which was destroyed by hurricane Katrina...
Church of Scotland Launches New Mission Project
The Church of Scotland will launch its World Without Walls project today in Bo'ness, Scotland. The project will bring together 15 Scottish churches with 15 overseas congregations and involve the production of a short five-minute video each month by each pair of twinned congregations...
Human Rights Issue Highlighted in Turkey as EU Membership Talks Approach
Ahead of the historical European Union accession talks with Turkey next month, the human rights situation of the predominantly Muslim nation has again been highlighted as a major obstacle. Most recently, the...
UK Churches Unite in Communications Training Courses for Clergy
Details of a new programme of Church courses has been unveiled for the first time this week. The Church of England courses have been backed and will involve many of the other UK mainstream Churches including the Baptist...
Rosslyn Chapel Under Fire as Da Vinci Code Continues Filming
The Rosslyn Chapel, featured in Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, has been accused of "selling out" as Ron Howard and his crew landed at the chapel for a week of filming...
Templeton Prize for Religion Writing goes to German Journalist
The John Templeton prize for "European Religion Writer of the Year 2004" has been awarded to Dresden freelance journalist Dr Thomas Gaertner for his articles on the life of the local church in the German city...
Christian Aid Warns New Debt Relief Deal Still Leaves 5bn in Poverty
Though the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have endorsed the decision agreed by the G8 leaders to cancel the debts of the poorest countries in the world, Christian Aid warns that...
Church of Ireland Leaders Welcome IRA Decommissioning
Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed the announcement by the IRA that they have decommissioned their weapons. The leaders, however, urged trust among politicians and told the public to...
CSW: Burma Army Launches Fresh Attacks on Displaced People
According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide, new attacks have been launched by Burma’s military regime against Internally Displaced People (IDP) in the predominantly Christian Karen community this month...
Kenya Church Head Speaks Out Against Constitution Referendum Campaign
As the campaign for November's referendum on the Kenyan constitution grows increasingly violent, the head of the Anglican Church in Kenya, Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi, has warned against...