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The River is Here! Arts Ecclesia Dance
Date: Fri 4th - Sun 6th March
Venue: Lee Abbey Devon
Description: A weekend of teaching and dance in worship by Christian Community at Lee Abbey...
With God into the World He Loves
Date: Mon 21st - Fri 25th February
Venue: Lee Abbey Devon
Description: Reflect on the experience in the church and secular world, how we can discern and focus...
Survey Reveals Discipleship and Evangelism as Top Priorities of Protestant Churches
The ministry priorities that Protestant churches have set themselves for the coming year have been revealed after a recent study by the Barna Group. The top three objectives were Discipleship, Evangelism and Preaching...
Evangelical Group Protest against ECUSA's Griswold Preaching in Ireland
The Dean of Belfast has received a letter from the evangelical group, Reform Ireland objecting to American bishop Frank Griswold's scheduled appearance to preach at St Anne's Cathedral next week ahead of the Primates' Windsor Report meeting...
Commission to Protect Religious Freedoms Called for in Malaysia
Religious and human rights groups in Malaysia are urging the government to establish a national commission to investigate religious grievances and improve policies on sensitive matters of faith...
CEA Evangelistic Outreach Based on Contemporary Culture Proves Fruitful
The Christian Enquiry Agency (CEA) in the UK announced a recorded high number of enquiries about Christian faith in 2004, according to a report in the Baptist Times. Films such as the Passion of the Christ...
Abducted Iraqi Christian Politician Pleads for Life in Video
After the success of the first Iraqi National Election, Christians expected the path to democracy to be brightened. However, the gloom of terrorist abductions are still threatening the minority in Iraq...
WCC Pacific Members Appeal for Environment Protection
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held a special Pacific Plenary on Friday. At the plenary the WCC member church representatives voiced their concern over the devastating effect of pollution...
Major Reform for Scandal-Rocked Greek Orthodox Church
On Friday, the Greek Orthodox Church called for an emergency meeting to discuss a major reform to be launched. The move comes after the Church was rocked by overwhelming scandals on sex and finance over the past two weeks...
Scripture Program to be Broadcast by Ministries Partner in India
International Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) is cooperating with two other organisations to broadcast a dramatised Bible program to Malayalam language speakers in India...
31 Christians Arrested as Eritrea Continues Religious Crackdown
Eritrean authorities have arrested another 31 Eritrean Christians in towns north of the capital Asmara over the past 10 days, news agencies and persecution watchdog groups reported yesterday...
Expatriates Vote Assyrian Christian Candidate to Iraqi Assembly
The National Two Rivers slate that represents the Chaldo-Assyrians, a small Christian minority in Iraq have won a seat in the new Iraqi National Assembly due to the high number of votes of Iraqi expatriates in the US...
LWF President Appeals for Global Resources to be Shared during Africa Visit
A high-level delegation from the LWF has just closed its 8-day tour to West Africa yesterday. Throughout the trip, the delegation highlighted the need to help the poorer countries in social and religious aspects...
Government Grants to Hillsong Church worry Australian MP
It has been reported that the Hillsong Church, which has been linked to the Liberal Party in Australia, has been receiving Federal Government departmental grants over the past five years. Since 1999 the evangelical church...
WCC uses New Consensus Model to Tackle Difficult Issue of Human Sexuality
Yesterday (17 February) the WCC central committee meeting took place under a new proposed consensus model. The dialogue and conversation on human sexuality went smoothly without the heated atmosphere that often surrounds such controversial issues...
Archbishop Urges ECUSA Apology to Stop Rift over Gay Bishop Debate
The 4-day General Synod of the Church of England closed yesterday evening. The agenda on the final day saw the Windsor Report discussed in depth and has pushed the Synod to the climax of its gathering...