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Franklin Graham to Host Gulf Coast Festival
Approximately 185 clergy and church leaders attended a meeting earlier this month that announced specifics for the Gulf Coast Festival 2006. The festival, to be led by Franklin Graham, will be held...
Agenda Released for Anglican Consultative Council Meeting in England
The 13th Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) meeting will be held from 18-28 June in the UK. The conference will gather bishops, priests and lay people from all 38 Anglican Provinces and will discuss the controversy of homosexuality...
Christian Groups Call for Religious Freedom in Eritrea amid London Protest
A protest calling for religious freedom in Eritrea will take place on 9th June 2005 outside the Eritrean Embassy in London. The initiative is supported by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Release Eritrea! and...
Westminster Abbey Criticises Da Vinci Code & Refuses Filming Plan
The 940-year-old landmark cathedral in London - Westminster Abbey - has rejected on Tuesday the filming plan of the controversial blockbuster novel Da Vinci Code on its premises for the movie adaptation. The Church officials criticised...
Live 8 Gathers 100 Rock Stars in Outcry Against Poverty Ahead of G8
Dozens of the world’s leading musical performers will come together this summer for five separate concerts in five different cities for Live 8. The event will take place on 2nd July as part of the Make Poverty...
United Reformed Church Ministries Report to the General Assembly 2005
The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church in the UK is set to meet at the University of Warwick from 2nd-5th July. Some reports to the Conference 2005 have been submitted...
Church World Service Prepares to Celebrate World Refugee Day 2005
Congregations and communities worldwide are preparing and planning events throughout June to show hospitality to refugees and asylum seekers all around the globe. The events will take place on 20th June - 'World Refugee Day'...
Evangelical Alliance UK Backs Campaign against Gun Crime in London
In the wake of escalating gun crime in London, a new initiative will be launched by hundreds of local church leaders today at Westminster Chapel. The General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK (EAUK) Rev Joel Edwards...
Star Wars Breaks Records, Ties Biblical Themes
The final "Star Wars" movie hit cinemas last weekend and broke box office records in the US with US$108.4 million in North America alone -- the second largest box office haul over an opening three days...
19 Christians Among the Dead as 2 Arrested for Indonesia Bombings
Indonesian police arrested two people who may have information about the market bombings that killed at least 20 people in a Christian town on Saturday. The two blasts, timed 15 minutes apart, killed 19 Christians...
Volunteers Week 2005 to Commence Across the UK
Many organisations and groups of all kinds as well as many private sector companies, hospitals, schools, major charities and individuals are preparing to take part in this years 'Volunteers Week', the UK's 21st national celebration of volunteers...
Churches to Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Racial Justice Sunday
Racial Justice Sunday, coordinated by the Churches' Commission for Racial Justice (CCRJ) under the national official ecumenical organisation Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), will be observed by churches in the UK...
Bible Society’s Evangelistic Media Campaign to Kick-off in Australia
The Bible Society NSW (New South Wales) in Australia is preparing an evangelistic project for this summer in an attempt to make a wider impact of the Gospel in the country through media. The campaign named "Jesus - All about life" (JAAL)...
Preparations for Anti Poverty 'Live 8' Underway
The G8 summit of the leaders of industrialised nations will be held from 6-8 July at Gleneagles Hotel, and as the gathering draws closer preparations are underway for the musical events...
Iranian Pastor Pourmand Acquitted of Apostasy & Proselytising - Remains in Jail
Pastor Hamid Pourmand of the Assemblies of God Church was acquitted of the charges of apostasy and proselytising on 28th May 2005 by an Islamic court in his hometown Bandar-i Bushehr...
Churches' Media Conference to Focus on Conveying Christianity in 21st Century
The Churches' Media Conference, the only one conference of its kind will take place in the beginning of the next week from Monday to Wednesday with the topic "Message & Messengers: Media, Theology and Religion today" believed to be fitting current society and events ...