Andrew Clark
Methodist Youth Ministry’s 60 Years of Success Leads the Way to Reform
Running towards the 60th anniversary of MAYC in 2005, MAYC is now ready for a reformation in an attempt to develop a more diversified role to meet the real need of young people across the UK...
Churches Celebrate as Russia agrees to Global Warming Treaty
Christians have praised a UN statement that the Kyoto Protocol to fight climate change will become legally binding on February 16th 2005. The move comes after Russia...
Methodist Church to send Aid Workers to Sudan
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) has pledged to send a team of humanitarian aid workers to provide support and aid to the suffering people of Darfur by January 2005...
Hope for Lasting Peace in Sudan as New Peace Treaty is Signed
An historic treaty was signed on Friday 19th November 2004 when Sudan’s Khartoum government and southern rebels signed an agreement. The treaty set December 31st...
Churches told International reaction to Sudan has been "Too Little, Too Late"
Kofi Annan has called on the United Nations Security Council to issue "the strongest warning" to forces fighting in Sudan to bring an end to the civil war in Darfur...
Archbishop of Canterbury’s Xmas Message: God is our Therapist
Rev Rowan Williams has made his Christmas message to the Anglican Communion. In it, Williams likened God to a ‘therapist’...
Beslan’s Surviving Children Go on Israeli Healing Trip
A group of children that were injured and held hostage during the Beslan siege over two months ago now, are in the middle of a three-week visit to Israel in efforts to heal the scars of the disturbing experience...
WCC calls for remembrance of threat of Nuclear Dangers
In May 2005 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT will be reviewed in a conference to be held at the UN in New York. In the face of this vital upcoming conference, churches have been called upon to focus their advocacy and education efforts...
Shock & Anger Reverberates Around the World at Iraq Hostage Killing
Britain has reacted with shock and outrage at the execution video of veteran aid worker Margaret Hassan...
Canadian Anglicans asked to Respond to the Windsor Report
Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, has requested members of the Church to send him their personal responses to the Windsor Report and to comment on the subject of unity within the Anglican Communion...
Church of Scotland to commence Year-Long Celebration
Beginning on Sunday 21st November 2004, the Church of Scotland has invited every member to join in a year-long celebration of ‘Churches without Walls’. In May 2001, the Church without Walls report was presented to the General Assembly...
Commission for Africa meets with churches and calls for Urgent Action
The ‘Commission for Africa’, recently created by the government has just released a report stating that now is the time to act on a collection of problems regarding the troubled continent. In talks with specialists working in British churches...
World Alliance of YMCA holds Annual Week of Prayer
The World Alliance of YMCA is currently holding its annual "Week of Prayer and Fellowship", under the theme "Leading Change". Taking place from 14th to 20th November, the YMCA have put aside time to pray for global economic, political and social issues...
WCC indicates National Accountability is key for Millennium Development Goals
A World Council of Churches (WCC) International Affairs and Advocacy Week at the United Nations (UN) is currently taking place. The main messages released so far from the gathering is that churches must take responsibility in advocating for economic justice at their national government level...
WCC General Secretary expresses gratitude for Brazilian Churches' Support
Rev Samuel Kobia, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), expressed his gratitude to the Brazilian churches for their enthusiasm and support for the upcoming WCC 2006 ninth Assembly, during his visit to Porto Alegre on from 9-12 November 2004...
African Leadership Conference held by Salvation Army
The Salvation Army recently held its African Heritage and Youth Conference at the Continuing Education Centre at the College for Officer Training in Atlanta, USA. Approximately 125 delegates from around...