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Kenya Church to Begin Civic Education on Draft Constitution

A massive civic education programme is to be launched by the Anglican Church of Kenya in the run-up to the national referendum on the Draft Constitution on 21 November. Two hundred and fifty leaders from the Anglican Church...

Church of Ireland Primate Warns Against Anglican Split Over Homosexuality

Archbishop Eames, the Primate of All Ireland, has warned the Anglican Communion not to become so polarised over the issue of gay rights. Archbishop Eames is head of a task force engaged in bringing reconciliation between...

Religious Groups Concerned by Proposed Highway Code for Racial Equality

Religious groups have expressed their unease after the head of the Commission for Racial Equality called for a ‘highway code’ of rules for race relations. Trevor Philips has put forward that this would offer guidance for race relations...

Imprisoned Christian Sunday School Teachers in Indonesia Establish Church

The three Indonesian woman that are serving a three-year prison sentence after their convictions in Indonesia, have started a church within their prison walls. A huge outcry against their convictions...

Upsurge in Violence across India Ahead of International Day of Prayer

Founder of Hopegivers International, Archbishop M.A. Thomas, has called for the Christian community to join together in prayer with believers in India after an upsurge in violence in the country...

Anglican Evangelical Assembly Calls for Bold Mission as Modern Witnesses

The annual meeting of the Anglican Evangelical Assembly took place this week at St Helen’s Bishopsgate, London. The Chairman of the Church of England Evangelical Council was spoke in his final...

Results Continue to Come in for Church of England General Synod National Elections

The liberals in the Church of England have led a determined campaign to gain greater control of General Synod in the national elections, as the results continue to trickle in. The results so far reveal Frank Knaggs, a leading conservative evangelical, to be the winner of the poll in the House of...

Methodist Relief & Development Fund Celebrates Gift Aid Contributions

The Methodist Relief and Development Fund has received an extra Â£110,000 from the UK government's Gift Aid scheme. Through members carrying out simple acts it has been able to raise precious extra money for a number of projects...

CARE to Launch Campaign Against Euthanasia

A high-profile campaign is to be launched by CARE and disability charity Through the Roof as the House of Lords prepare to debate Lord Joffe's proposed euthanasia bill...

World Council of Churches to Implement Consensus Voting at 9th Assembly

The World Council of Churches has announced that decisions at its 9th Assembly next year in Porto Alegre will take place using consensus voting. Specially designed ‘indicator cards’...

Narnia Soundtrack Hits Big On iTunes.com

Based on the highly anticipated film Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, which launches on December 9,2005, eleven of today’s favorite Christian artists recorded songs “inspired by” the movie...

USPG Launches Life-Giving Gifts for Christmas

Each Christmas, we remember the unique gift of life that God has given each of us in the person of Jesus. With so much to organise, it can be hard to put this at the centre of our celebrations. USPG's new fundraising scheme hopes that these gifts might be one way of remembering all that we have been given...