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Orissa Christians find shelter in Kerala state

The government of the Indian state of Kerala has offered to shelter 56 refugees from Orissa, most of whom had fled the state following threats and beatings by Hindu mobs avenging the murder of a Hindu leader.

Da' T.R.U.T.H. and FLAME receive 2009 Stellar Award nominations

Cross Movement Records recording artists Da' T.R.U.T.H. and FLAME have been nominated for 2009 Stellar Awards in the "Rap/Hip-Hop Gospel CD of the Year" category, alongside fellow nominees Sho Baraka, Trip Lee and Frontlynaz.

Jubilee Debt DVD highlights unfinished business in campaign to end debt

As the credit crisis continues to grip the developed world, a new DVD highlights the ten-year campaign to end the even more devastating debt crisis rocking developing countries.

Algerian church leaders to give UK Government full picture on persecution

Senior leaders from the Algerian Protestant Church Association are flying to London to brief parliamentarians over how Christians in Algeria are being persecuted.

Mission Aviation Fellowship helps aid agencies reach Congo's needy

Mission Aviation Fellowship is helping aid agencies bring vital food and medical supplies to thousands of people in Congo displaced by more than a week of fighting between the government and rebel forces.

McCain, Obama make last ditch effort to woo Christian voters

The tussle for the White House played out in churches across the US on the final Sunday as both presidential campaigns made an eleventh hour effort to win the crucial Christian vote.

San Francisco Christians take God's love to city's non-believers

Out to break the commonly-held notion that Christianity is about judging others, a group of San Francisco Christians braved the rain on Saturday to show only "Agape Love" to the city's needy.

Ecumenical delegation in solidarity visit to Africa

Ecumenical delegations from the World Council of Churches will tour Liberia, Sierra Leone and South Africa in an expression of solidarity as the countries continue to recover from decades of violent conflict.

Breakout: What happened when one church dared to 'think outside the box'

If you had to close your church for refurbishment, would you decant the congregation into other buildings and try to maintain 'business as usual?' Or would you do something completely different? Breakout is the story of what happened when a church was prepared to think 'outside the box'.

Church is where the people gather

In a German community marked by low church affiliation, high unemployment, widespread alcohol abuse and rising levels of violent behaviour, one pastor is having to think of new ways of being church.

Casting Crowns play to sell out venues in UK and Europe

Casting Crowns hit the stage in Ireland and England as part of a 20-date tour of Europe and the US.

Aid agencies struggle to reach Congo's displaced

Aid effort struggles to reach Congo's forgotten conflict as a quarter of a million people are displaced.

Church official praises government on failed asylum seeker measures

A senior Church of Scotland official praised the government on Friday for listening to its concerns about the Dungavel detention centre for failed asylum seekers and asked that churches be part of the solution.

Evangelical support on the up for McCain

Christian evangelicals and conservatives are not only largely supporting Republican candidate John McCain, but their support has actually increased, according to a newly released survey.

Rick Warren expresses concern in 'white space' debate

Expressing concerns that unlicensed wireless devices would interfere with church services, megachurch pastor Rick Warren has urged the US Federal Communications Commission to not open up television "white spaces" for unlicensed use.

Iraqi Christians begin to return to Mosul

Christians have begun to return home to the Iraqi city of Mosul as attacks against them over recent days have calmed.