Maria Mackay
Wesley Owen Stores Help Tearfund 'Work a Miracle' This Christmas
Wesley Owen and Tearfund have teamed up this Christmas to raise funds for vital drugs that will help prevent the transmission of the AIDS virus from mothers to their children.
Church of England Evangelicals Appeal to Archbishop for Alternative Episcopal Oversight
Evangelicals met with the Archbishop of Canterbury earlier this week to put forward proposals for alternative Episcopal oversight for evangelical parishes locked in difficult relationships with their liberal bishops.
Salvation Army Christmas Present Appeal Urgently Needs More Toys
The Salvation Army has appealed to Christians to give a little extra this year and buy a present for a child in need as it announced that this year's Christmas Present Appeal still desperately needs more toys.
Family Centre Could Lose Local Council Funding over Christian Beliefs
Haringey Local Council has warned a family centre wanting to include the word 'Christian' in its new name that it could lose vital funding unless it drops its Christian beliefs. The Lawyers' Christian Fellowship
Farms International Curbing Child Slave Trade
Farms International, a Christian ministry which equips impoverished families with the means of self-support, is helping to curb the child slave trade by helping families become self-sustaining.
Church Leaders Urge Prayer for Bethlehem Ahead of Pilgrimage
The Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster are among church leaders calling on parishes and congregations throughout England and Wales to pray for the "little town of Bethlehem" as the final week of Advent approaches.
Gold Industry Must Clean Up its Act, says CAFOD
'All that glitters isn't gold,' goes the familiar saying. But the gold jewellery industry is facing a harsh wake-up call this Christmas as the ethical concern of Britain's shoppers looks turns increasingly to the gold jewellery industry.
Sri Lanka's Ignored Conflict Threatens Tsunami Reconstruction
Leading UK relief agencies are acutely concerned by the devastating impact that the escalation of hostilities in the north and east of Sri Lanka is having on the lives of thousands of people in the country, particularly those reliant on post-tsunami aid and reconstruction efforts.
Leprosy Mission Releases Resources for World Leprosy Day 2007
Leprosy Mission is calling on Christians up and down the country to get involved with next year's World Leprosy Day on 28 January 2007. The World Leprosy Day materials from Leprosy Mission focus on the will of the Old Testament prophet Isaiah
Villagers Attack, Threaten Christians in India
International Christian Concern has reported that Christians in Rajasthan in India have been attacked by tribal villagers who have threatened them of 'dire consequences' if they meet again for Christian fellowship.
Christian Group Responds to Ipswich Prostitute Murders
As police confirmed Tuesday the discovery of two more bodies, the National Christian Alliance on Prostitution (NCAP) has responded to the confirmed murders of three prostitutes in the Ipswich area.
Pressure Mounts to Withdraw Northern Ireland Sexual Orientation Regulations
The government is coming under increasing pressure to withdraw the controversial Northern Ireland Sexual Orientation Regulations after half of the transitional Northern Ireland Assembly voted in favour of withdrawal.
Kenyan Government Adopts UK Christian Charity's AIDS Care Model
The Vice President of Kenya, Dr Moody Awori, has urged the nationwide adoption of a home-based care model co-developed with the UK Christian HIV and AIDS charity Mildmay Mission Hospital.
Norfolk Churches Unite to Save Rural Post Offices
The Church of England and the Methodist Church in Norfolk have united in their support of a new campaign to help save rural post offices. The campaign, which is being spearheaded by the Rev Lorna Allies, the new Rural Adviser
First Female Archdeacon for North Appointed
The Church of England has appointed its first female Archdeacon for the north. The Rev Canon Janet Henderson expressed her delight at becoming the first female Archdeacon for the Church of England's
There is No Christmas without Christ
It's that time of year again, the time when Christians just want to celebrate Christmas in peace. But the days of the peaceful Christmas could be numbered if secularists and atheists have their way. What can we as Christians do to make sure that doesn't happen?