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Church of North India Lead Continued Relief Efforts in Tsunami-Hit South
The Church of North India is continuing to provide large-scale, environment-oriented relief efforts in southeast India, eight months after a quake-triggered tsunami devastated the area. The Council for World Mission...
Lausanne Evangelicals Gather 1,300 Arab Youth for Leadership Training
Around 1,300 youth from all around the Arab world came together in Cairo, Egypt last week for a leadership conference focused on “the origin and the picture.” For three days, youth from Arab nations including Egypt, North Africa...
Evangelical Billy Graham Breaks Ground for Historic Library, Museum
Billy Graham helped break ground Friday on a library and museum aimed at chronicling his life, ministry and service to the church, long after he is gone. The Billy Graham Library, scheduled to open in 2007, will display...
Christian Aid Cry Out Against Dominican Republic Forced Deportations
The Dominican Republic has continued to force Haitians to leave the country, with over 2,000 Haitians forced home in the past few weeks, according to Christian Aid. Christian Aid partner, the Haiti Support Group has...
US Evangelical Requests Reconciliation Meeting with Chavez
A senior American evangelical has requested to meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for extreme comments made by television evangelist Pat Robertson, who has been overwhelmingly criticised over comments to assassinate...
Evangelical President to Reconcile with Venezuelan Leader after Robertson Comments
A senior American evangelical has requested to meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for extreme comments made by television evangelist Pat Robertson, who has been overwhelmingly criticised over comments to assassinate...
Churches Unveil Updated Remembrance Sunday Service with British Legion
A new Order of Service for Remembrance Sunday has been unveiled yesterday. The existing Remembrance Day Order of Service has traditionally been in a use for a long time and now, 60 years after the end of World War II, a new service...
Bangladesh & Sri Lanka Christians Face Persecution Threat
As Muslim fundamentalism rises in Bangladesh , church leaders report that Christians in the country are facing a growing threat. Two church group workers have been hacked to death by fundamentalists after being warned...
South Korea Opens 2005 Christian Social Welfare Expo
Korean churches opened the 2005 Christian Social Welfare Expo on Wednesday to reinforce Christian social responsibilities. The event, hosted by Korean ecumenical representative organisations including the NCC in Korea...
Churches Across Britain to Mark Ten Years of Racial Justice Sunday
The tenth anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday will be marked by Churches around Britain and Ireland on 11 September. Each year, Racial Justice Sunday is held on the second Sunday of September to celebrate diversity, pray for...
Premier Media Group Report on Public Views of British Youth
The Premier Media Group has released a report which reveals the general public’s views on British teenagers. Britain’s opinion on...
Greenbelt Festival Unites Thousands in Diverse Events Programme
The thirty-second annual Greenbelt Festival commenced yesterday at Cheltenham racecourse with twenty thousand people gathering together for four days between...
Women Call for Action Against Violence for Church Council's 9th Assembly
A gathering of Portuguese-speaking women has made a loud cry to be heard at the World Council of Churches (WCC) 9th Assembly to take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil in February 2006...
Iraq Minister Reassures Pope of Religious Freedom Under New Constitution
In a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI, Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari has attempted to dispel fears that other religious groups may not be respected under Iraq's draft constitution, based predominantly on Islamic Shariah law...
Global Mission Events Highlight Shift in Lutheran Mission Strategy
Membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), like most other mainline denominations, is declining at an increasing rate. At the same time, the three fastest growing Lutheran churches...
South African Church Council Accuses Zimbabwe of Obstructing Aid
The South African Council of Churches has accused the Zimbabwe government of deliberately blocking and politicising the delivery of 37 mt of food aid for victims of the slum-clearance programme...