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UK Emerging Church Reaches the Point of "Watershed"
A recent conference hosted by the Church Army's research unit - the 'Sheffield Centre', and Anglican Church Planting Initiatives revealed the changing and new future face of UK churches...
Bible Distribution in Middle East Reaches 50,000
The Would Bible Translation Centre (WBTC) Middle East announced an encouraging news that 50,000 Arabic New Testaments were distributed in the region in the last six months ...
Atkinson joins Evangelical Coalition
Television star, Rowan Atkinson, from the celebrated comedy series 'Blackadder' has joined conservative Christian groups in opposing the proposed religious hatred Bill. The celebrity will lead a coalition of writers and religious groups to oppose...
Iraqi Christians told Convert to Islam or Flee
Numerous religious leaders have made a loud call for mutual respect to be given between Muslims and Christians, and they hope that this will increase tolerance between the two. The request comes after increasing tensions...
International Bible Society To Mark 195 Years Of Ministry
The International Bible Society (IBS) will mark 195 years of ministry with a celebration in Colorado Springs, USA today, Saturday Dec. 4. One of the first four Bible societies founded in America, IBS has grown into a global ministry...
Euro Theo-Cons Ready to hit back at Secularism
The battle among European Christians to restore God's place in the new European constitution has continued to rage on. Currently secularists have seemed to have gained the upper-hand, however a backlash is expected by Euro experts...
BMS's Young Missionaries reach out to India
Two BMS mission action teams have been set up in Calcutta, India for the next six months. Nine British 18-25 year olds will be placed in the busy, colourful city in two separate groups...
New EU Christian Lobby Group to be set up by Rejected Buttiglione
The Italian politician, Rocco Buttiglione, who was forced to withdraw from running as a candidate for EU Commissioner, has reported that he now plans to establish...
Lesbian Minister Found Guilty of All Charges
The lesbian United Methodist clergywoman Beth Stroud was convicted of "engaging in practices declared by the United Methodist Church to be incompatible with Christian teachings"...
Nearly One Thousand Dead or Missing in Philippines as Churches Provide Relief
Four typhoons over a span of three weeks have wreaked havoc in at least five regions in the Philippines, sources report. As of Dec. 2, the number of people dead...
Netherlands Begins Euthanasia of Newborns
A hospital in Netherlands, the first nation to permit euthanasia, revealed it has already begun killing terminally ill newborns by administering a lethal dose of sedatives after proposing guidelines on the procedure...
Christmas Message from Salvation Army's General
The Salvation Army International has issued the General’s Christmas message from General John Larsson on the first day of December, marking the coming of the great Christian festival ...
Women & Churches Join to Open New Path to Peace in Sudan
An interview with a Christian woman from Sudan by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has revealed the reality of Sudanese women who are struggling against violence...
Church Army Appeals to UK Churches to Restore Real Christmas
Starting a new month in December, the Church Army has launched an initiative urging churches across the UK to bring back the real meaning of Christmas ...
South Korean Woman Paralysed for 20 Years Walks After Adult-stem Cell Treatment
A South Korean woman who was paralysed for 20 years was able to walk again during a press conference last week in which scientists revealed some extent of their success in repairing her damaged spine using adult stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood...
Conservative Anglicans Release Repair the Tear Response to Windsor Report
The Anglican Mainstream, a conservative network within the Anglican Communion, released a lengthy response to the Windsor Report, entitled, "Repair the Tear." The statement not only assesses and summarises the Windsor Report, but provides...