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Christians Show Compassion in Providing Aid in Sri Lanka
Christians in Sri Lanka have shown their grace and compassion in helping to impact tsunami-hit areas in south Asia, despite facing great opposition from the Buddhist majority in the region. Since the devastating tsunami hit Sri Lanka...
Church of Scotland to Debate Cash Crisis Restricting World Mission
In the upcoming General Assembly of the Church of Scotland this month, one of the hardest discussions will surely be the cash crisis related to the controversial investment project in a hotel in Israel. The Church is under heavy criticism...
Six Episcopal Priests Stand Firm Against Liberal Bishop in US
The case of the six Episcopal priests has been continually stirring the Connecticut Diocese of the Episcopal Church for several months now. Since the consecration of Robinson in 2003, the six priests...
WARC Head Visits Leaders of China’s "Official Churches"
The general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) met with leaders from China’s government-recognised church bodies during a five-day trip last week. While visiting church leaders in the China Christian Council...
Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter
Over 200 million Orthodox Christians from around the world celebrated Easter with great reverence for tradition, goodwill and hope on Sunday 1st May 2005. Traditional Orthodox Easter Resurrection Services...
Salvation Army ROOTS Festival Inspires Thousands to Share Christ
Thousands from all walks of life spent their bank holiday weekend at the Salvation Army’s annual Christian festival - ROOTS 2005. Gathering under the theme "The One, the Three & the Army", some 4,500 delegates...
World Vision Offers Support for Romania Flood Victims
One of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world has sent relief supplies to communities impacted by the worst flooding in 35 years in north-west Romania. According to reports, heavy rains...
Forty Christians Arrested in Saudi Arabia Raid
Forty foreign Christians have been arrested for proselytising after police raided a clandestine church in Saudi Arabia's suburban Riyadh, reports have stated last week. Lt. Col. Saad al-Rashud, who heads a wide-ranging security campaign in the capital...
New Hope Arises for Christian Dalits in India
Great hope for a greater dignity to be given to the low Indian society of Dalits has risen after an historic meeting of Christian ministry and Indian civil rights leaders. Last week, Samuel Thomas, representative of...
Mandela to lead '46664 Arctic' Concert Against HIV/AIDS
Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa will take part in the HIV/AIDS charity concert called '46664 Arctic' in the Norwegian town of Tromsoe on June 11, to point out the worldwide influence of the killer epidemic...
Methodist Conference 2005 could Unite Anglican-Methodist Churches
Preparations for the Methodist Conference 2005, which will be held on 24-30 June in Torquay - UK, are now in full-scale. The conference will discuss issues regarding the relationship between the Anglican Church and the Methodist Church...
Pro-lifers Hail Decision of Council of Europe to Reject Euthanasia
The Council of Europe has rejected a draft resolution on "assistance to patients at the end of life", in report submitted by Swiss liberal Dick Marty during the plenary session in Strasbourg of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)...
Arrested Americans to have May Court Appearance in Malaysia
Two American Protestants still remain under arrest in Putrajaya, the capital of Malaysia for the distribution of Christian literature. They were ordered to be held in custody for two weeks by the local court...
WEC "Operation World" Resource to Support Strategic Prayer for Global Mission
The production for the new edition of Operation World is now ready to begin. Operation World is an encyclopaedic prayer manual which sets a year-round prayer schedule for every country around the world..
Churches Unite to Disarm Brazil under WCC Backing
An initiative to get weapons and offensive weapons off the streets has continued in Brazil after a request was made during a meeting between Brazilian Vice President José Alencar Gomes da Silva and the World Council of Churches (WCC)...
UCB Radio Launches UK’s First Ever Mobile Phone Christian Ministry
On Sunday 1st May, a brand new mobile phone Christian ministry has been launched in the UK by the United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) - a leading Christian radio in the UK and Europe. It has inspired many Christians to bring the Gospel closer to their daily lives...