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Polish Baptists Deny "BWA Alternative" Meeting
Polish Baptist representatives may not be meeting with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leaders to consider an "alternative" to the Baptist World Alliance (BWA)...
New Sudan Council of Churches Consider Merge with Sudan Council of Churches
Sudanese Christian leaders were encouraged to set a clear plan of action for the six-year window when the nation is united under an interim government, during a two-day meeting of African Christian leaders in Nairobi...
Christian Education Ministries Support Post-Tsunami Counselling in Sri Lanka
The call for mental care and counselling in tsunami-hit countries has now become very desperate, according to international aid agencies. Lanka Bible College (LBC) in Sri Lanka, supported by two UK-based Christian education ministries...
Evangelicals Worry over Accuracy of Newly Released "Gender-Neutral" Bible
Since the release of the complete-Bible edition of the gender-neutral Today's New International Version (TNIV) on 4th February, a debate has been refreshed among those opposed to and in favour of the use of gender-neutral language...
Thousands Flock to California, USA for Largest Christian Communications Convention
Several thousand Christian ministry and media representatives flocked to the Anaheim Convention Centre in California, USA for the 62nd annual National Religious Broadcasters' (NRB) Convention and Exposition...
Pope returns for Sunday Service in Defiance of Calls for Resignation
After being hospitalised for ten days & returning to the Vatican last Friday, Pope John Paul II took to the pulpit & blessed a packed crowd of worshippers...
Archbishop Tutu calls for Better Governance in Africa to Support Debt Relief Efforts
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has commented that president Mugabe's dictatorial rule over Zimbabwe could potentially harm the rest of Africa's chances of receiving aid from international agencies as well as debt relief...
Six Trainee Evangelists Attacked in Kerala, India
Six trainee evangelists have been badly beaten up in India on Sunday. Police reported that the six were members of the Believers Church, and were allegedly beaten at Budhannur, Alappuzha district of Kerala...
Church of England Faces Further Rifts as Synod Debate Opens
On the evening of the 14th February, the first General Synod of the Church of England in 2005 will open. While the Church has been rocked by the forthcoming marriage of Prince Charles, the debate on homosexuality and women bishop ordination...
Christians Hail Iraq Election Result as a Step Towards Democracy
The results of the delayed Iraqi elections were finally announced on Sunday 13th February, two weeks after voting took place. Iraq's majority Shiite Muslims won nearly half, therefore becoming the leader...
Church Leaders in Kenya call for Resignation of Senior Ministers
Church leaders in Kenya have backed the British High Commissioner in Nairobi, and have called for senior ministers to resign amid government corruption claims...
WCC to make "Major Shifts" in Direction at Geneva Meeting
The World Council of Churches (WCC) released a statement this week stating that it would soon undertake a "major shift" in its "culture and ethos" at their Central Committee Meeting in Geneva...
Evangelicals "Alarmed" as Religious Hatred Bill Amendments are Defeated
The controversial proposals by the government to make 'incitement to religious hatred' an offence have overcome another hurdle, as a bid to amend the bill's contents was dismissed. The Evangelical Alliance reported...
Williams Criticised by Channel 4 Presenter as "Failing to Engage" the Public
The Channel 4 television news presenter, Jonathan Snow has scorned the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan Williams, and accused him of "running scared" of public debate due to his fear of promoting a firm stance on some key moral issues...
World Vision Giving Relief in Cooperation with Sri Lanka Government
In coordination with government authorities, one of the largest Christian relief organisations in the world plans to complete the distributions of household items to 2,500 families in Sri Lanka's tsunami-hit Kalutara...
UBS Releases Latest Bible Translation Figures
The United Bible Society (UBS) published the 2004 Scripture Language Report earlier this week. The report reveals that bible translation is in steady progress and has benefited individuals as well as indigenous communities...