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UK Salvationists Adopt "Purpose Driven Life" in Run-Up to Easter
During the 40 days before Easter, the Salvation Army Churches throughout the UK and Ireland have expressed their commitment to adopt the Purpose Driven Life course with an aim to boost the overall spiritual growth of the Church...
Wesleyan Pattern of Prayer and Fasting 2005 Stresses World Evangelism
After Ash Wednesday on 9th February, the 40-day walk towards Easter this year has begun. The 40-days walk, which Christians call Lent, has been well observed in the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church, but not in much of evangelical Christianity...
Church Education Paving Way for Peace Implementation in Sudan
While churches in Southern Sudan hailed the success of the recent peace dialogue, in preparation for the social changes ahead, they are gearing up to educate the southern Sudanese...
Baptist Missionaries Trapped in Silent Nepal amid Government Crisis
Last week Baptist missionaries in Nepal experienced hardships caused by the unstable political status in the country and lost communication with their mission headquarters, Even now the contact has been restored; BMS World Mission expresses its deep concern...
London to Observe Global Day of Prayer for Burma
The UK-based mission agency, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has declared a Global Day of Prayer for Burma to be observed in London on Saturday 12th March...
Pope Returns to Vatican After Recovering From Illness
The Pope returned to the Vatican in his white Popemobile on Thursday after spending 10 days in hospital. The 84-year-old pontiff waved to the crowds that lined the road which led to the Vatican...
CWS Head Urges Alertness in Tsunami Recovery after Aceh Tour
The Executive Director of the Church World Service (CWS), Rev. John L. McCullough, has just closed a week-long tour of the Aceh Province in Indonesia on Thursday. With deep solidarity for...
Mixed Reactions to Prince of Wales Marriage Announcement
Mixed reactions have been seen by Religious leaders from the Anglican, Roman Catholic Church and evangelical groups to the news that Prince Charles and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles are to marry. Rev Rowan Williams, Reform and the Evangelical Alliance...
YFC Director Urges Churches to Focus on Youth Mission
A recent article in the Leaders-Digest issued by the Evangelical Alliance UK conveys a call from the National Director of Youth for Christ, urging the Church to seize the opportunity of evangelism given by the openness of teenagers to the Gospel...
Anti-Poverty Wristband Sales Top 500,000 after Mandela Visit
Last week the Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nelson Mandela visited London to rally poverty eradication in 2005, as invited by the UK-based global anti-poverty campaign Make Poverty History...
Salvationists Open Tsunami Housing Project in Partnership with Government
In many tsunami hit countries, survivors are beginning to rebuild their houses with the support of aid agencies. In Sri Lanka, a major housing project for tsunami victims was officially launched on...
Methodists Open Sudan Mission Centre in Darfur
The United Methodist Committee on Relief opened new doors to mission and servitude in the poverty-stricken Darfur region of Sudan. The new mission centre, which launched early February, will provide emergency aid and development services...
Anglican Church HIV/AIDS Programme Now Online
On Thursday 10th February, the Anglican Church launches the new website for its HIV/AIDS programme. The website aims to provide a platform for all people who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS across the world to communicate...
Prayers Requested for Iranian Christians Facing Continued Persecution
Thursday 10th February marks the 26th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC) calls on the world to pray for the troubled country...
Britain Pro-lifers Row over Cloning License to Dolly's Father
The controversy over cloning has been reignited by the British government as it issued the second human cloning license to the Father of Dolly the Sheep on Tuesday...
Pope Misses Ash Wednesday Service but May be Released Today
Pope John Paul II yesterday missed the Ash Wednesday service for the first time since he began his run as the Pope nearly three decades ago. The Pope was hospitalised last week, but spokemen have stated that he is hoped to be released...