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Christian Band Aid Raising for Tsunami Survivors with 'One Voice, One Heart'
'One Voice, One Heart' is a charity single created by the combined forces of 200 leading Christian musicians, and has been dubbed as the 'Christian Band Aid', aimed to raise funds for tsunami survivors...
Spring Harvest 2005 Equips Churches for Action in Post-Christendom World
Spring Harvest is a successful Christian initiative that has swept throughout the UK and has inspired many to transform the expression of church. Its annual Easter main event will begin on 21st March, and some 55,000 Christians...
Nigerian University Reopens but Christian Murderers Remain Free
According to Compass Direct, a news agency for persecuted Christians worldwide, the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi, Nigeria has reopened after it was closed due to persecutions against a number of Christian students...
Williams calls for Election Attention to Turn to Climate Issues
The Archbishop of Canterbury this week has called for both voters and political heads to change their attitudes towards environmental issues. At Kent University, Rev Rowan Williams requested that a charter for environmental rights...
Christians Demand Decisive Action as Blair Pledges Double Aid to Africa
The long-awaiting report from the Commission for Africa, a British sponsored group formed in February 2004, has been grandly launched at the British Museum by Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday 11th March...
Spain Church Bells Ring to Mark 1st Anniversary of Madrid Terror Bomb
On 11th March, all of Spain enters a day of mourning to commemorate the first anniversary of the Madrid train bombing which sent engulfed the country in grief and trauma. Throughout the Madrid area 650 churches rang...
Disregard of Bible and Theological Neglect have led to Church Crisis
At an evangelical fellowship meeting, a senior bishop in the UK has expressed his concerns for an increasing impassiveness towards the Bible, and has said that it has now left the Church impotent to cope with rising secularisation...
Christians Appeal for Release of Jesuit Missionary in India
In Mumbai, western India, Christian leaders have cried out for the release of a Christian Jesuit that has been jailed based on the false accusations of a woman who claimed that he tried to convert...
One More 'Mennonite Six' Member Released in Vietnam
A Christian persecution watchdog group announced yesterday the release of one of the "Mennonite Six" arrested in March 2004. On Mar. 3, 2005, Nguyen Van Phuong reportedly became the third among the six to be released...
Salvation Army European Training School to Endorse New Administration in July
A recent statement from the Salvation Army has revealed the new administrative plan regarding the European School for Officers' Training (ESFOT), which will come into effective from July...
Bolivian Evangelicals Tell Country to Repent
As the poorest country in South America faces social and political disorder, the National Association of Evangelicals of Bolivia (ANDEB) has called for nationwide repentance...
Church Army StreetReach Project Backed by Irish Churches
Churches across the UK are finding a new expression of the church after inspiration from the Mission-Shaped Church Report published by the Church of England General Synod in January 2004. Church Army has been spearheading...
Tony Blair to Address Church in Pre-General Election Faithworks Lecture
In the run up to the General Election, the Prime Minister Tony Blair will give a major speech to the Church on 22nd March in London at 12 noon, in a special event hosted by Faithworks. He will address an audience of church leaders...
YWAM 50 Days of Prayer to Light up World Mission
Youth With A Mission (YWMA) has recently introduced a massive prayer initiative to pray for world missions, especially for the unreached countries where the Gospel has not yet been proclaimed - "omega zones"...
Pope to Remain in Hospital despite Further Appearance
The Pope, John Paul II has been told by doctors to remain in hospital for a few more days, but it is hoped now that the Pontiff will return to the Vatican at least by the commencement of Holy Week, 20th March...
35,000 Sign Church Petition against Gambling Bill
The UK's gambling bill reaches the committee stage in the House of the Lords on Thursday 10th March. The Methodist Church, Salvation Army and National Children’s Home (NCH) have staged a nationwide signing petition...