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Mystery Worshipper Initiative to Reveal Real Church Life in London

Introduced by the Ship of Fool magazine, the first ever mass Mystery Worshipper Sunday will take place in London on 20th April. Known as "Mystery Worshipper", more than 50 volunteers are commissioned to walk into churches...

World Evangelical Alliance Appoints Interim Coordinator

Since the resignation of the World Evangelical Alliance general secretary Gary Edmonds three weeks ago, the organisation has been overseen by an interim international coordinator until the new secretary is named...

Put your Hope in God

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Saviour and my God.

In the world we can easily get downcast and fall into despair. This empty feeling comes when we do try to replace God's love with something else in our lives. We are surely the ones who seek true peace and rest in our lives and wish to feel the deeper joys of true eternal love.

Anglican Primates Demand Temporary Split with US Episcopal Church

As the closed-door 4-day Anglican Primates meeting in Northern Ireland approached the end, the world eagerly awaits for the critical statement concerning the crisis over homosexuality in the Church...

World awaits Anglican Primates' Statement on Homosexuality in Ireland

As the Northern Ireland meeting of the worldwide Anglican Communion Primates continues this week, the world eagerly awaits a statement from the Anglican leaders tomorrow (Friday 25 February), regarding the results of talks over homosexuality...

Pope returns to Rome Hospital

The head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John paul II has suffered a relapse of his flu condition and has been re-admitted to a Rome hospital with breathing difficulties...

Korn Guitarist Quits Band in Pursuit of Christ

Brian "Head" Welch, founding guitarist of successful heavy metal act Korn - announced on Sunday that, after 13 years together, he is leaving the band to pursue a life with Jesus Christ...

African Churches Condemn Increasing Persecution on Eritrean Christians

Since last week, reports regarding a massive crackdown of churches in Eritrea by government authorities have been overwhelming. The All Africa Conference of Church (AACC) yesterday spoke out to defend the rights of Christians...

Archbishop Tutu Launches Universal Birth Registration to Defend Basic Human Rights

The world renowned human rights advocator, South African Nobel Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Desmond Tutu has launched a global campaign in collaboration with the British aid agency, Plan, to register all new born babies at the UN headquarters...

British Churches Recognise Crucial Role in Supporting Chinese Christians

At the assembly of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) yesterday, British and Irish church leaders have broadened their horizons from local mission to a wider world, in support of the development of Christianity in China...

Churches Challenged to Take Anti-Poverty Action on National Assembly

As Churches Together in Britain Ireland (CTBI) opened its annual assembly yesterday in Swanwick, Derbyshire, churches of all denominations have been challenged to take part in anti-poverty action in support of the UK-based campaign Make Poverty History...

Continued Violence in Darfur Restricting Humanitarian Missions

In response to last week's report on Sudan by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the humanitarian agency Church World Service says that the debate over the location and composition of a war crimes tribunal diverts attention from the immediate priority...

Britain to Allow Legal Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples

It has been announced that civil unions between gay couples will begin to take place in the UK by the end of the year. The British goverment has announced that homosexual partners in Britain will be able to enter into civil unions beginning in December...