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Christian Aid Exhibition Captures Boxing Day Tsunami

Christian Aid has launched a new multimedia exhibition using photo images and sculpture in an emotionally powerful memoir of last Boxing Day's devastating tsunami...

Methodist Church Releases New Disasters Resource

The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) has released a free resource to help churches understand the processes following major disasters...

Archbishop of Canterbury Sets Dates for 2008 Lambeth Conference

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev. Dr. Rowan Williams, has officially announced the dates for the 2008 Lambeth Conference...

WTO Talks Continue as EU Trade Chief Warns Aid Deal Could Fail

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks have continued into Wednesday with Europe’s trade chief giving a warning that a drive to aid the world’s poorest countries may not succeed, which would leave the WTO...

Pakistan’s Christian Community Terrified Amid Calls for Execution

Members of Pakistan's Christian community remain tense as some of the country's worst anti-Christian persecution intensifies with calls for the execution of a young Christian accused of burning the Koran...

London Holds Prayer Vigil for Christians Abducted in Iraq as Families Continue Wait

An inter-faith prayer vigil for the release of the four Christians being held captive in Iraq was held last night, Dec. 12th, outside St Martin's in the Fields Church in London’s Trafalgar Square...

Leading Scottish Evangelical to Join Middle East Mission

The General Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance in Scotland has announced that he is to leave his post at the Alliance to take up a new commission in a post overseas...

Salvation Army Celebrates Christmas with Special Carol Service

The Royal Albert Hall was packed last night for The Salvation Army's special Christmas service presented by the BBC News presenter, George Alagiah. Other notable Christians...

Church Workers to Face Performance Appraisals

Ministers in the Church of England are preparing to face business-style performance appraisals. The move comes amid an ongoing consultation within the Church on employment rights. The “ministerial reviews” are the latest...

Bishop of St Albans Offers Prayers Following Oil Depot Explosion

The Bishop of St Albans, the Rt. Rev. Christopher Herbert, has extended his prayers to those affected or injured by the huge blast at the Buncefield Oil Depot at Hemel Hempstead. The enormous blast at 6am on...

Large Protests for Trade Justice as Crunch WTO Talks Commence

World Trade Talks have begun in Hong Kong today despite thousands of protestor gathering in the main conference, as well as large clashes with police outside the venue. The World Trade Organisation...

Salvation Army Provide Aid to Site of Huge Fuel Explosion

Salvation Army workers from its Hemel Hempstead branch have been aiding emergency services in responding to a series of major explosions at Buncefield fuel depot, which took place just after 6am on Sunday...

Operation Mobilisation to Cover 2000 Children in 2 Weeks

Operation Mobilisation Northern Ireland is giving its all in the final two weeks of the year as it visits 23 Christian...

Waverley Training and Events: Natural Leadership Retreat

This retreat is for people in some kind of formal or informal leadership position, or who sense they have a leadership contribution to make in their organisation or wider life...

Children's Cancer Month

Cancer charities are looking for your donations to support their work with child sufferers of cancer throughout Children's Cancer Month...

House of Lords to Rule on Kirk Unfair Dismissal Case

The House of Lords will make a landmark ruling this week on a case put forward by a former clergywoman dismissed by the Church of Scotland on the accusation that she had an affair with a married Kirk elder...