Daniel Blake

World Alliance of Reformed Churches Women React to Accra Confession

An international gathering had taken place between the World Alliance of Reformed Churches’ women where it was stated that there was an “inseparable link between economic justice and gender equality”...

Methodist Spirituality Meetings Planned Amid Shocking Youth Statistics

The Methodist Church has reacted to new research released showing that a large proportion of young people living in urban areas feel that life is not worth living. According to the findings 70 percent of young people...

Baptist World Aid Unites with Relief Teams in Hurricane Katrina Aftermath

The Baptist Word Alliance’s (BWA) relief arm – Baptist World Aid (BWAid) – has announced that it is assisting relief teams tackling the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...

Christian Aid & Partners Reaching Out to Victims of Zimbabwe Evictions

Christian Aid has announced that continued efforts of Operation Hope for Zimbabwe that was launched by its partner, the South African Council of Churches (SACC), to help the victims of the 'Operation Murambatisvina'...

Salvation Army Commander: Impact of Hurricane Katrina Unprecedented

A Salvation Army Divisional Commander in Jackson, Miss., USA, has said that in his experience the devastation and impact of Hurricane Katrina is unprecedented. Major Dalton Cunningham, who manages...

Five Shot Dead in Church Killing Spree in Texas, USA

Five people have been killed in a shooting by a rural Texas church after a nine-hour stand-off with US police. The shooter, who later turned the gun on himself, had clashed with a member of the church...

Greenbelt Festival Closes with Thousands Calling for Trade Justice

The Greenbelt Festival 2005 has come to a close on Monday evening in front of thousands at Cheltenham racecourse. Over the four-day event more than 18,000 people...

Lawyer’s Christian Fellowship to Meet on Religious Hatred Bill

Christian lawyers in the UK have come together to discuss their concerns and worries regarding the proposed Religious Hatred legislation...

UN High Commissioner Pleads for Urgent Sudan Development Aid

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, AntÃ³nio Guterres has promised to “tell the chiefs of the rich people” in the world that more must be done urgently to improve...

Greenbelt: Society Must Listen to Religious Fundamentalists

A leading expert on monotheism has told audiences at the Greenbelt Festival at the weekend that society must listen to the religious fundamentalists for it to step back from the abyss...

Thousands at Greenbelt Festival told of Huge Hunger Strikes at Guantanamo Bay

A human rights lawyer has told the Greenbelt Festival that 200 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have been on hunger strikes for 3 weeks...

Christian Aid Cry Out Against Dominican Republic Forced Deportations

The Dominican Republic has continued to force Haitians to leave the country, with over 2,000 Haitians forced home in the past few weeks, according to Christian Aid. Christian Aid partner, the Haiti Support Group has...

US Evangelical Requests Reconciliation Meeting with Chavez

A senior American evangelical has requested to meet Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for extreme comments made by television evangelist Pat Robertson, who has been overwhelmingly criticised over comments to assassinate...

Evangelical President to Reconcile with Venezuelan Leader after Robertson Comments

Churches Unveil Updated Remembrance Sunday Service with British Legion

A new Order of Service for Remembrance Sunday has been unveiled yesterday. The existing Remembrance Day Order of Service has traditionally been in a use for a long time and now, 60 years after the end of World War II, a new service...

Greenbelt Festival Unites Thousands in Diverse Events Programme

The thirty-second annual Greenbelt Festival commenced yesterday at Cheltenham racecourse with twenty thousand people gathering together for four days between...