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Brown asks Micah Challenge leader to help achieve poverty targets
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on church leaders, including the head of Micah Challenge International, to help the Government achieve its poverty targets.
Women at the top claim Guiding is key to success
Survey shows skills and values learnt in guiding help lead to successful life.
Climate Bill must set global leadership
The Government has a unique opportunity to provide global leadership on climate change through introducing a strong Climate Change Bill, WWF said today.
Christian agency assists California wildfire relief efforts
As fires in Southern California rage for the eighth day in a row, World Emergency Relief (WER) continues to assist local relief efforts for wildfire evacuees in a number of capacities.
Archbishop of York awarded 'Yorkshire Man of the Year'
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, received the Yorkshire Man of the Year award at the Yorkshire Awards presentation ceremony at the Hilton Hotel, Leeds on Friday 26 October 2007.
Historic mission societies considering merger
Church Mission Society (CMS) and the South American Mission Society (SAMS) are currently in talks over a possible merger or closer collaboration.
Former Irish Anglican congregations ask to become Catholic
Three former Anglican congregations have asked to be received into the Roman Catholic Church, according to The Irish Catholic Newspaper.
Bishop urges self-restraint in face of drug and alcohol abuse
Bishop Ken Good has taken the opportunity to comment on a number of key social issues facing our wider community, including alcohol and drug abuse, debt, obesity, HIV and AIDS.
Christian party criticises Labour's 'anti-family' policies
The Christian Peoples Alliance is challenging the primary conclusions of a report published today which claims that thousands of children are being left at home alone while their parents work because of a shortage of child care places.
'Good marriages don't just happen,' says Care for the Family
"Good marriages don't just happen - they need an investment of time and effort."
Arson attack on Plymouth Baptist church
A suspicious blaze badly damaged a church in Devon last week, and has now led to a police enquiry following repeated targeting of the church by local vandals.
Christian Peoples Alliance to demand Council block London Mega-Mosque
The leader of the Christian Peoples Alliance group, Cllr Alan Craig is set to challenge the executive Mayor of Newham, Sir Robin Wales, to arrange compulsory purchase of the Olympics mega-mosque site in east London.
Sentamu opens new YFC centre to tackle gun crime and gang culture
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has opened a new £880,000 Youth for Christ operations centre in Halesowen, Birmingham.
Church bank improves lives of Tanzanian poor
On the southern slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro, a small bank owned by 330 000 members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania's Northern District is improving the lives of poor Christians, while still managing to make a profit.
Caribbean Christian leader says churches in front line of HIV fight
The spread of HIV and AIDS in the Caribbean is one of the major issues now facing churches in the region, says Gerard Granado, general secretary of the Caribbean Conference of Churches.
Bangladesh launches fresh polio vaccination drive
Bangladesh vaccinated some 25 million children on Saturday in the first round of a fresh drive against polio, the incurable disease which re-emerged in the impoverished South Asian nation early last year.