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China: Uighur Christian faces trial for 'revealing state secrets'
A Uighur Christian prisoner charged with ârevealing state secretsâ will finally face trial on Tuesday after being arbitrarily detained since January 2008.
Archbishops advise against sharing chalice during swine flu pandemic
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have written to bishops in the Church of England advising them to halt the sharing of the chalice during communion to help prevent the spread of swine flu.
Researchers tout major advance in ethical stem cells
Two teams of Chinese scientists have reportedly made a major advance in the development of a new kind of stem cell that doesn't involve destroying embryos.
Obama: I pray all the time now
US President Barack Obama says he starts his day with a devotional that the director of his Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships initiative, Pentecostal pastor Joshua DuBois, sends to his BlackBerry each day.
Church works on warm welcome for newcomers
The Church of England is encouraging churches to set up welcome teams in the hope of encouraging people stopping by for special events or their first Sunday service to come back again and again.
pureNRG's new album tops Christian chart
pureNRGâs eagerly awaited new CD, The Real Thing, has hit the highest mark in the groupâs three-year career for first week sales, with 21,545 total units sold, giving the group the high ranking of No 20 on Billboardâs Top 200 Chart and No 1 on the Christian Soundscan chart.
Baptists urged to find unity in Lord's Supper
Baptists started the last day of their 400th anniversary celebrations on Sunday with a call to remember Christâs sacrifice as they seek to become one.
Show compassion to your neighbours, says Baptist leader
The church can demonstrate true compassion when it sees the Lord in the face of those who need Him, says the President of the Baptist Union of Chile.
Be a partaker, not a spectator
The rector of the Baptist Seminary of the Netherlands has challenged fellow Baptists to be partakers, not spectators in Godâs history.
Congo's people 'yearning' for peace
From the smallest village to the biggest town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) people are yearning for peace. Church leaders encourage the rebel fighters to disarm.
Football clubs support children affected by leprosy in Nigeria
Liverpool and Peterborough United donated football kits, West Bromwich Albion donated funds and Arsenal arranged a visit to their pitch this year as part of The Leprosy Missionâs World Leprosy Day 2009.
Church offers joint weddings and baptisms
The Church of England is reaching out to engaged couples with children by offering a marriage service that combines with a thanksgiving for the gift of a child or with baptism.
Donât forget past, says Callum
The Baptist movementâs 400th anniversary celebration opened on Friday with a challenge to Baptists to forget neither where they have come from nor their present calling.
Baptists gather in Amsterdam for 400th anniversary celebration
Baptists from around the world will gather in Amsterdam today for the start of a three-day celebration marking 400 years since the movementâs founding.
Bee keeping and church building in Brazil
Trapiá was once a region so poor and remote that even the Brazilian church saw little hope for its future. Now thanks to Daveen and her husband Mike, a bee keeping business is providing a once deprived community with a sustainable income, while a flourishing church plant is giving the young people a new found confidence in God and themselves.
New David Crowder album to get to heart of Church Music
GMA Dove winners and former MSN âArtist of the Yearâ David Crowder Band will release their fifth studio album, Church Music, on September 22 from sixstepsrecords and EMI CMG Label Group.