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Imprisoned Indonesian Women Praise God Despite Three-Year Sentence
On September 1, three Indonesian women were convicted of violating the 2002 Child Protection Law in Indonesia and were sentenced to three years in prison. Before the final hearing, an interview was held with the three...
Methodist Church Launches New Children’s Website
A new website for children and children's workers has been launched to offer fun for kids and support for workers. The new website features an Audit to allow the Methodist Church to track the progress of its children's ministry across the UK...
Shining the Light
Among whom ye shine as lights in the world...
Casting Crowns New Album - Can They Do it Again?
The title track of the new Casting Crowns album "Lifesong" has gone straight to No. 2 on the Billboard Charts, a positive indication that the Georgian Septet are well on their way to reliving the success of their 2003 self-titled debut...
Salvation Army Trauma Counsellor Returns From Beslan Children’s Summer Camp
Louisa Clark, from Edinburgh, has returned to the UK after working at a two-week summer camp for Beslan children and the families. The trained trauma counsellor helped parents talk about the tragedy, which had its one-year anniversary last week...
Nepal’s Christian Community Welcomes Ceasefire
Members of Nepal's Christian community have welcomed the ceasefire declared by the country's Communist Party. The Christian Efforts for Peace, Justice and Reconciliation said that Nepal and the international community must...
Historic Church Up For Sale After 170 Years of Service
An historic church in rural Aberdeenshire is up for sale after serving the community's spiritual needs for 170 years. The asking price is a mere £60,000 and under prvious legislation the church would be returned...
Churches Launch Internet Sites in Fight for Survival
Utilising the internet is becoming more & more a requisite in the 21st century, and increasing numbers of churches in UK are striving to find their place in cyber space by launching their own websites. The future...
Officials Reject Bishops’ Call for Family of Bombers to Attend Memorial
The families of the suicide bombers responsible for the 7 July terrorist attacks will not be invited to the national memorial service in remembrance of the victims, government officials have announced...
Church of Scotland Extends Prayers to U.S. Church in Hurricane Katrina Disaster
The Church of Scotland has sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Presbyterian Church in which he expressed the sympathy and shock of the Scottish people at the extent of the suffering and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina...
WCC Calls on Churches to Join in International Day of Prayer for Peace
Churches around the world are being called on to pray for peace on 21 Sept. by the World Council of Churches. The particular focus for this year’s WCC International Day of Prayer for Peace is Asia...
Letter from Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson on Hurricane Katrina
I write to you from Bethlehem where I am meeting with leaders of the Lutheran World Federation. We are following the tragic impact of Hurricane Katrina throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States. We are praying...
A message on Hurricane Katrina from Top Leaders of PC(USA)
We are safe and arrived today [8/31] at the home of my parents where we will be living until we can return to New Orleans. From newscasts it appears that it could be weeks or months before we can return. We have seen...
Aromatherapy
The therapeutic use of aromatic oils dates back to ancient times - Myrrh and frankincense are mentioned in the Bible and the ancient Egyptians used oils to embalm the dead. These days, essential oils and aromatherapy treatments claiming to treat many ailments are widely available...
WCC's Kobia Offers Compassion towards Hurricane Katrina Victims
WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia expressed today the compassion and solidarity of the member churches of the World Council of Churches with all the victims of Hurricane Katrina, which US officials fear has claimed thousands...
Evangelical Alliance UK Announces New Executive Director Among Leadership Changes
The Evangelical Alliance UK (EAUK) has announced major changes in its leadership today. The new moves will see a new Executive Director as well as a new Public Policy Director come into the organisation's...