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Whalley Methodist Church Prepares 200th anniversary Celebration Week

As Whalley Methodist Church marks their 200th anniversary, preparations are under way for a special celebration week.

Bono: Christ Won't Let the Church Walk Away from AIDS Crisis

US Megachurch pastor Bill Hybels received a phone message from someone named Bono – a rock star to millions around the world...

Faith Leaders Testify God More Powerful than AIDS

Rick Warren has concluded that hope in the HIV/AIDS battle lies in faith in the power and promises of God. Speaking at the International AIDS Conference...

Archbishop to Hold Vigil for Middle East, Hits Out at Bush

The Archbishop of York has announced he has cancelled his planned holiday to Salzburg in Austria in order to hold a weeklong vigil in his cathedral in a show of solidarity with victims of the Middle East conflict.

Faith-Based Gathering Opens Ahead of Int’l AIDS Conference

Christian leaders participating in the 16th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) – the world’s largest HIV/AIDS conference – gathered yesterday ahead of the summit.

Tearfund Urgent Before UN Climate Change Conference

Tearfund is urging people in the UK who are concerned about the environment to write to the Secretary of State for the Environment ahead of a major UN conference on climate change to take place in November.

Faith-Based Gathering Opens Ahead of Int’l AIDS Conference

Christian leaders participating in the 16th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) – the world’s largest HIV/AIDS conference – gathered yesterday...

Brothers Guilty of Damilola Taylor Killing as Evangelicals Offer Prayers

The African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance has shared its thoughts and prayers for the parents of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor, as the ten-year-old's killers were finally brought to justice Wednesday.

British Police Thwart UK-USA Airplane Terrorist Plot; Airports Crippled

A plot has been uncovered to blow up planes in flight from the UK to the US say Scotland Yard.

James Michael Stevens: The Christian Fine Arts Academy

There was a time in the past when the church highly influenced the community in the areas of music, drama, and art.

Senior Anglican Bishops to Join US Summit as Episcopal Split Rumoured

Two senior bishops in the Church of England are to fly to the US next month to take part in a summit of leading American conservatives as the Anglican Communion veers towards a split from the liberal leadership of the Episcopal Church in the US.

New Baptist Head to Commence Ministry with Prayer

The new General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain is to be welcomed to his new role when special prayers are said for him later in the month.

Worldwide Search for New BWA General Secretary Begins

Following the announced retirement of General Secretary Denton Lotz of the Baptist World Alliance, a new General Secretary will be elected at the Annual Gathering set for Accra, Ghana, in July 2007.

Lebanese Face Danger of Thousands Unexploded Rockets on Return Home

Lebanese civilians and aid workers face even more dangers on their return home as experts fear that around 10 per cent of the 3,000 rockets, artillery shells, cluster bombs and other artillery being fired into Lebanon each day.

Living Water 2006

The theme for 2006 is ‘Belonging’ – No-one is excluded from God’s promise: ‘For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.’ John 3:16

From Depresssion to Joy, Love, and Peace

My testimony starts a bit cliché like a lot of Christians I know, I was brought up in a Christian family, de-blah-de-blah-de-blah. But I have to say, the fact that my parents were Christians didn’t...