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Amicable parting sees Hillsong leave parent denomination
Brian Houston said the church's growth had led to it becoming a 'global church with an Australian base'.

Willow Creek names panel to oversee Bill Hybels investigation
Willow Creek has commissioned an external review group including senior evangelical figues to investigate allegations against its founder Bill Hybels.

Grace: It's for suffering Christians, not super-heroes
Last week I heard someone suggest that if they were to ever get a tattoo it would say, 'Grace given to me, for others.'

Love song to a free, church, festival
A Jesus jamboree, a faith and justice festival featuring all flavours from the length and breadth of our broadest Communion.

Trick your friends into watching BlackkKlansman. It's the right thing to do
The tropes keep coming, thick and fast enough to keep a mainstream, unwoke audience munching on its popcorn while the message of the movie slips sneakily up their coke-straws and into the bloodstream.

Italian missionary priest kidnapped in Niger
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the kidnapping, which was confirmed on Tuesday by the Nigerien and Italian governments.

Love Christ, love fashion: the Christian brand that's rewriting the rules
Young Christians ought to grow up wanting to be doctors or nurses, or â even better â ministers or missionaries. It's a well-known fact.

Central African Republic: Christians massacred in suspected Islamist attack
Dozens of people are feared dead after suspected Islamist rebels attacked civilians in the Central African Republic earlier this month.

Christian agencies bring relief to devastated Philippines
Christian relief organisations have begun responding to the disastrous storm that has devastated parts of the Philippines.

Freedom Sunday: Uniting the global church to end slavery in our lifetime
This Sunday, over 5,000 churches in 48 different countries will gather in the hope of giving these stories a different ending.

Government decision against introduction of abortion clinic buffer zones welcomed
The Government's decision to reject calls for buffer zones around abortion clinics has been welcomed by pro-lifers.

Bishop accused of inappropriately touching Ariana Grande is not being investigated, say police
There is no open investigation into a bishop who came under fire for the way he embraced Ariana Grande during Aretha Franklin's funeral, police have said.

Church of England shouldn't only refer to God as he, says bishop
The Church of England's first female diocesan bishop has spoken in favour of a shift away from only referring to God as male.

Carrie Underwood admits to getting 'mad at God' after three miscarriages
The country star says God heard her prayers when she broke down sobbing in fear that she was about to suffer a fourth miscarriage earlier this year

Home mission worker submits petition to stop Pride event in Inverness
A home mission worker with the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) has submitted a petition with the local council in Inverness to stop a planned Pride event.

London prison chaplain says his Bible classes were 'hijacked' by radicals who supported ISIS
Evangelical pastor Paul Song says radical jihadists 'who backed ISIS' hijacked his Bible classes and influenced the running of the prison in south London.