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Indonesia, Philippines on Guard for Easter Attacks

Indonesia and the Philippines were on alert for Islamic militant attacks aimed to disrupt Christian celebrations of Easter while foreigners were warned over their safety, according to reports released Friday...

Anglican Church of Nigeria Will Not Ordain Women for Now

The Nigerian Anglican Church will not begin to ordinate women, said Primate Archbishop Peter Akinola in a pastoral letter to the church. "However, the issue may be re-visited in the future," he said...

Kyrgyzstan Lutheran Missionaries Safe

On Thursday morning, the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) reported that all its missionaries in Kyrgyzstan have remained unharmed through a violent coup d'Ã©tat that left 70 injured and hundreds more looted...

Youth With A Mission Hong Kong – A Year In Asia

Year In Asia is a year-long program hosted by Youth With A Mission Hong Kong and it is open for all who are interested to experience and be trained to do missions in Asia. The three parts of the program, namely Disciple Training...

Mercy Ships Begins Liberia Medical Screening

A global charity operating a growing fleet of hospital ships held the first medical screening for 200 potential patients since the arrival of the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship in Liberia...

WEA to Explore Strategic Alliances Between Churches

Evangelical leaders will have a unique opportunity this May to connect with their international counterparts through the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA)’s Move the Stones - The Power of Alliance conference...

Oxfam Make Poverty History

Make Poverty History is the UK component of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, an international coalition of people and organisations from all sectors and walks of life who are uniting to tackle global poverty in 2005.

The Make Poverty History coalition is calling for three things:

1.) Trade Justice You may not be aware of them, but trade rules control how countries do business with each other. They are agreed at international level, and are supposed to m

International Communities Week with Gerard Hughes

Date: 11th to 15th April 2005 (Mon–Fri)
Venue: Lee Abbey Devon
Description: If you are part of a Christian community, lay or monastic, gathered in one place or dispersed, or maybe exploring the possibilities of community life, then this conference is for you...

British MPs New Report Addresses Abortion & Life Controversies

Today, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee released a new report to address the abortion and life issues in the UK. In response to the report, pro-lifers are particularly outraged...

Holy Brompton to Open New Theological College for Post-Alpha Courses

A new theological college is set to open in Holy Trinity, Brompton – one of the most influential Anglican parishes in the world. The new college will come at a cost of about Â£6 million, and will be headed by Dr Graham Tomlin of Wycliffe Hall...

Army Finds Easter Bombs in Philippines

The Philippine Army announced that it had found eight sacks of bombs they believe would have been used by Muslim extremists in Manila during this week’s Easter festivities...

National Political Reform Conference Offers Hope to Christian-Muslim Nigeria

The future of the Nigerian nation will be discussed in a key committee meeting in Nigeria, and one of the attendants will be top Christian leader John Achimingu of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)...

Evangelicals and Catholics unite for Terri Schiavo’s Right to Live

A growing alliance has emerged between the Roman Catholic Church and Evangelicals since the Terri Schiavo case surfaced. Schiavo is the brain-damaged woman from Florida whose story has instigated an international debate over whether she should be allowed to live or die...