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WCC’s Kobia proposes Ecumenical Agenda for Bolivian churches

The general secretary for the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev Samuel Kobia has put forward a number of issues for the Bolivian ecumenical agenda. The WCC representative suggested discussion on the following...

Archbishop Calls for Church Funds for Gospel Mission

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams recently called for a reformation of the traditional parish system of the Church of England in order to redirect its money towards its mission work...

Upcoming ‘Festival of Hope’ to Bring Peace to Chile

More than 250 churches in the Araucania region of Chile, in cooperation with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, have joined together to support an upcoming evangelistic Festival in the region’s capital city of Temuco...

History's Most-Watched Film Celebrates 25th Anniversary

By far the most-watched and most-translated movie in history, as well as one of the church’s most potent evangelism tools, the “JESUS” film marked the 25th year of its amazing run last month. Since it first appeared in theaters in 1979...

Report may lead to Women Bishops by 2009

The Church of England has admitted that the first women bishops could be ordained by the end of the decade if the proposals put forward by a new report are implemented. The report is the result of a three-year study headed by Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, the Bishop of Rochester...

ELCA offers Prayers for Re-Elected Bush

The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), Rev Mark S. Hanson, who leads the 5-million member ELCA community has offered his “commitment to all who have been elected and in particular to President George W Bush.”

WCC writes to US member Churches regarding Presidential Elections

The WCC general secretary, Dr Samuel Kobia has written to the WCC members in their USA member churches in relation to the US presidential election race...

Interfaith Leaders Play Important Role in Liberian Ethnic Chaos

Yesterday the Global humanitarian agency, the Church World Service (CWS) issued a statement to express their appreciation to interfaith leaders in Liberia for being instrumental in developing the peace among the people...

India Churches Welcome Return of Christmas Holidays

Christians in India have welcomed the restoration of Christmas holidays for schools controlled by the federal government, Ecumenical News International reported...

WCC Calls for Renewed Fellowship in Light of Renewed US Leadership

"The choice of the US president is of great concern not only to the people of the USA but also to people across the world," was the message delivered by the World Council of Churches' General Secretary to the member churches in US on Nov. 3, 2004...

Bush Re-elected for 2nd Term as US President

George Bush gained a historical victory in the race for American presidency after a long night of counting votes on November 3rd 2004. Much speculation arose of the victory late last night...

Bush Wins with Majority Christian, Catholic Support

George Bush has gained victory of the American presidency after a long night of counting votes on November 3rd 2004. Much speculation arose of the victory late last night, however, confirmation was not made until after the democratic candidate John Kerry conceded the race for the Whit House at 4pm GMT...

Bringing the Gospel from Korea to Middle East

While many have lost their hope in the future of Christianity in Iraq, claiming that Iraqi Christians will come to extinction next year, the history of salvation of God is still advancing through some Korean missionaries. Continued violence targeted at Christians in Iraq has driven a mass exodus of 40,000 Christians to neighbouring countries such as Jordan and Syria...