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Religious Conflicts - International Community’s Biggest Challenge
Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin has said that religious conflicts were one of the biggest challenges that face the international community today. He gave the statement as he prepared to leave for the UN General Assembly...
Youth For Christ to unveil new President
The Bishop of Birmingham, Rev John Sentamu will officially take over the role of President of Youth for Christ (YFC) at the organisation’s Showcase Day on 9th October...
United Bible Societies celebrate Past and Future at World Assembly
Recently the United Bible Societies (UBS) World Assembly took place, and the event saw delegates from numerous cultures and languages gather together with the common passion to see the world enriched by the Bible...
Bible Pathway Ministries outreach to 56 countries and continue to look further
Bible Pathway Ministries (BPM) is celebrating outreaching to a total of fifty-six countries. Ken Sharp from Pathway has said that this accomplishment can be seen as a mark of cooperation and partnership in outreach...
20s & 30s Week
Date: Fri 15th - Sun 17th October
Venue: Lee Abbey House Devon
Description: To explore the reality of the Church today, how 20s and 30s fit in, how we can proclaim the Gospel in new ways which are still relevant to today's culture.
Women's Weekend of Spiritual Refreshment
Date: Fri 22nd - Sun 24th October
Venue: Waverley Abbey House, Farnham, Surrey
Description: The retreat is ideal for women of all ages and backgrounds. Verses extracted from Psalms will help people to gain a fresh understanding of how they can relate to God and learn to express, through their lives, a new song to Him.
Haiti Flood Death Toll Nears 700, Relief Efforts Delayed
Tropical Storm Jeanne swept north of Haiti during the weekend, drenching the impoverished Caribbean nation of 8 million, inundating cities and sending deadly mudslides through towns and villages...
MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY - the UK's Hope in World Poverty
Poverty is a common worry for the world, especially in the Third World where many people are dying because of poverty. Statistics have shown that poverty kills 30,000 people every day. MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY represents the hope of UK's faith groups and charities to make a radical change to the deadlock in 2005.
Prayers for Harvest Fast Day 2004
This basket is the work of human hands, Woven together to hold the good things of creation, We remember the hopes and dreams Of all who work to fill it, And we pray for all those Whose lives may be nourished by its contents. May it be a sign of the hospitality of God's banquet, Where a table is set for all peoples to share.
Young Ordinands needed to Save the Ageing Church
At the CPAS centre in Warwick, local church members from 30 dioceses, gathered in an attempt to find solutions to the ageing churches. The phenomenon has not only been observed among the congregations, but also in the Church’s ministries...
Chances of Women Bishops gaining recognition remains low
The debate over the consecration of women bishops in the Church of England has been reignited as a report has been revealed which proposes the banning of women archbishops...
Rowan Williams warned by North American Bishop over Homosexual Debate
Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury has been warned that Anglican Bishops in North America will attempt to cut off funds from the Church in Africa if they are disciplined because they supported the election of the gay bishop Gene Robinson...
Spain’s liberal government to approve gay marriage within 2 weeks
It has been rumoured that Spain’s Socialist government will approve homosexual marriage when they convene for a Cabinet meeting on October 1st. This move will continue to outrage Church leaders within the country which is traditionally a Catholic country...
Small Denominations face Persecution in Eritrea
Recent report from human right groups revealed that believers of minority faiths in Eritrea are continuously persecuted by the local government. The Eritrea population is equally divided between Christian and Muslim religions...
Archbishop Williams seeks reconciliation with Muslims
Dr Rowan Williams, the current archbishop of Canterbury has discussed one of the major misunderstandings that Muslims have of the Christian religion. In a lecture he was giving at al-Azhar in Egypt, Williams spoke of the misunderstanding that Christians worship three Gods...
NHS Phone-a-Chaplain Service Proposed
National Health Service proposals to try and provide better religious and spiritual support for patients have led to a ‘phone-a-chaplain’ style service being discussed. Under the new initiative, NHS patients that sought spiritual guidance...