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Christians & Muslims Join Hands to Tackle Niger Famine

Over the last two weeks, tonnes of food aid have arrived in the famine-stricken Niger. However, aid agencies say more is still required to cover the enormous need of the 3.5 million women and children in hunger...

World Council of Churches Urges Sudan to Continue With Peace Process

The World Council of Churches has urged the people of Sudan to continue the reconciliation process between Northern and Southern Sudan, which the late Vice President Dr John Garang had played such...

Top International Christian Leaders to Gather for Faithworks Conference 2005

The Faithworks movement has announced a new conference to take place in November 2005, which will attract some of the leading Church and Christian organisation leaders in the UK. The conference will look deeply into...

Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland Warns Against Continued Violence

A leading Northern Ireland church group has warned that violence may still continue despite the IRA's announcement last Thursday that it would make its ceasefire permanent. The Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland...

Black Worshippers Rising Against Downward Trend in Church Attendance

The growing number of black worshippers and church communities show that there is more to the Christian community in the UK than falling numbers and bankrupt churches closing their doors. The Christian Research Association...

Hillsong Church to Launch New Ministry in Paris

The Hillsong Church, well-known for its music ministry and vivid worship service in the world, will soon plant a new branch in Paris, France. It is an initiative of the Hillsong Church in London...

Youth at OM TeenStreet Germany 2005 Find Hope through Christ

Operation Mobilisation’s (OM) annual international Christian youth event TeenStreet has started on Saturday 30th July in MÃ¼nster, Germany. Thousands from different countries have attended the fellowship of Christ...

Salvation Army Finds Strength in Founder’s Mission amid Tsunami Relief

A British Salvation Army General has found strength from the organisation's founder, William Booth, as he continues his mission to bring aid and relief to one of the worst affected regions of the tsunami that hit Asia...

Church Leaders to Meet With South Africa President to Discuss Zimbabwe

A meeting with South African President Thabo Mbeki is expected by southern African church leaders to discuss the UN report on the Zimbabwe government's demolition of illegal slums, which have left an estimated 700,000 people homeless...

Kobia leads World Council of Churches Team to Cuba & Haiti

An official visit has begun by World Council of Churches General-Secretary, Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, to churches in Cuba and Haiti. The visit began on Sunday 31st July and will continue until 7th August 2005.

Christians Pray for Peace after Death of Sudan Vice President

Calls for prayers of peace have come from Christians in the wake of the death of Sudanese Vice President John Garang which triggered riots in the capital of Sudan yesterday...

Christian TV Channel to Broadcast from Moscow with Orthodox Church Blessing

A privately funded television channel, which has received endorsement from the Russian Orthodox Church, will soon begin broadcasting in Moscow, Russia...

Searching for the Truth about Online Education

"Love it or hate it, on-line learning is here to stay," says Sam Simmons, a co-founder of a fully on-line seminary. Simmons, a seminary professor who taught courses via the Internet over the past decade, sets the record straight on five myths that discredit online education. "What may have been considered a fleeting trend just a few years ago has become nothing less than a learning revolution," he said.