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Merseyside Church Leaders Share in Grief for Slain Teenager
Church leaders in Liverpool have expressed their horror and grief over the murder of 18-year-old Anthony Walker, as two men were charged on Friday by Merseyside Police. Church leaders joined the community...
Religious Leaders Told Not to Inflame Tensions in Sudan Garang Funeral
Sudan is preparing for the funeral of leader John Garang, which will take place on Saturday, and currently the body is being transported back to Juba, stopping on the way on a tour of the main southern towns...
Church to Commence First Ever Sign Language Minister Course in UK
Christian ministry in the UK is opening up to more and more people, as the Church of England has announced that deaf people wanting to train to be ministers can now join a newly designed course that will take place in sign language...
Reform Church Criticises House of Bishops on Civil Partnerships Act
The House of Bishops statement on the Civil Partnership Act is 'flawed and unworkable' according to Reform, the network of Anglican evangelicals within the Church of England. Within the Church same-sex couples...
Church Leaders Must Focus on Discipleship to Turn the Nation to God
The Director of the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity (LICC) has stated that clergy in the UK are failing to train their congregations in discipleship, leaving them inadequate to make a change in society...
Oldest Known Bible to go Online
The oldest known manuscript of the Biblical New Testament is about to become accessible to millions of people around the world in a new online version...
German Evangelical Alliance Conference Striving for Successful Living
How to live a successful life is the all-important theme to this years 110th Conference of the German Evangelical Alliance, which expects around 3,000 delegates to pour through its doors between now and Sunday...
Kashmir, India Celebrates 125th Anniversary of First Christian Mission School
The governor of India’s Jammu and Kashmir state exhorted youngsters to strive for excellence and face the competitive world with confidence and vigour at the 125th jubilee year celebrations of the first Christian Missionary School...
Evangelical Alliance Comforts Family of Race Attack Victim
The Evangelical Alliance and the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance (ACEA) have sent their condolences to the family of Anthony Walker, 18, in Huyton, Liverpool last week. The 18-year-old, a committed Christian...
Bible Society Literacy Project Reaches Out to Thousands in Indonesia
The Bible Society are currently undertaking upon a literacy project in Indonesia. The initiative, led by the Indonesian Bible Society has registered more than 2,300 adults and children to learn to read and write...
Afro-Anglicanism Conference Comes to an End in Toronto
The Third Afro-Anglicanism Conference drew to a close in Toronto last week with a lively worship service drawing on the theme of the conference “Celebrating the Gifts of Afro-Anglicanism”. The eight day meeting...
Salvation Army H2O Youth Project to Raise Spirituality of N.Ireland
Salvation Army’s youth ministry - ALOVE - has launched a new project in Northern Ireland called H2O, in an attempt to offer new hope to the Christian community and revive the spirit. "Hope to Offer" is a vision...
Celebrations as New CEO Joins African & Caribbean Evangelical Alliance
The African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance (ACEA) has allowed Rev Katei Kirby to take up her new role as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) this week. Kirby is the first woman to take up the post and will allow...
YWAM New York Team Travels to London to Pray for Bombing Victims
Youth With A Mission (YWAM) New York will send a team to London on 7th August to pray for the victims of the London Underground bombings last month. They are to offer comfort to the people of London through...
Rural Churches Publish Leaflet on Care of Migrant Workers
The Churches' Rural Group and the Arthur Rank Centre have published a leaflet providing guidelines on how best to support and integrate migrant workers into rural communities. One of the points of advice...
US Amends Funding Bill to Aid Iraq’s Christian Minority
A U.S. funding bill has been amended in order to increase support for the minority of indigenous Christians living in post-war Iraq. The amendment urges the Bush administration...