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Syria becomes refuge for Iraqi Christians
Syria's relaxed visa laws for Arabs and its close proximity to Iraq have made it an attractive refuge for thousands of Iraqis, Muslims as well as Christians, seeking to escape the chaos in Iraq...
Interview with HILLSONG Founder Brian Houston
Christian Today was able to speak exclusively to the founder of Hillsong Church and the man behind the vision of Hillsong, Brian Houston...
Charities Praise UK’s Increasing Dafur Aid Contribution
Under the gloom of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Darfur, financial aid and voluntary efforts are flowing into the tearful land from all over the world. As one of the most prosperous countries, the UK’s Government, has already giving over £36m...
WEA Status with the UN an Advantage in supporting Humanitarian efforts
On 4th to 8th August, the German Evangelical Alliance held its annual faith conference. As part of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), the General Secretary of the WEA, Gary L. Edmonds, addressed the works of the WEA...
Open Door provides Bibles to Children's Ministry in China
Open Doors, which has been an international ministry to the Persecuted Church for nearly 50 years, is seeking to provide 81,500 Children's Bibles and 918,500 pieces of Sunday School materials to China this year...
Outbreak! The Evangelists' Conference 2004
The Evangelical Alliance is hosting this year's Evangelists' Conference, 'Outbreak', and is calling all Christians with a heart of reaching out to their communities and work places to come along...
Rock This Nation
Rocknations, founded by Steve Gambill in 1999, has changed thousands of young people's lives, and has become one of the fastest growing youth ministries in the UK...
South Korean Christians March for Peace
Despite a warning from the South Korean government not to travel to Israel for security reasons, some 2,300 Korean Christians marched from Jerusalem to Bethlehem on Monday 9th August...
Orthodox voices are heard but not always understood
The Great Schism of 1054 marked the break between western and eastern Christianity. The latter call themselves “Orthodox”, meaning “having preserved the right way of glorifying God”. The reasons for the separation were theological...
WCC & AACC visit Sudan in the hope of Long-Term Peace
An ecumenical women’s delegation have reported back from their visit to Khartoum in Sudan from 29 June to 9 July, where they visited churches, community centres and women’s groups. The delegation consisted of up to five women from Africa, Europe and the US...
More than 100 Chinese Christians Arrested
More than a hundred house church leaders were surrounded and arrested by more than 200 military police as they were beginning a two-week retreat in Kaifeng City, China...
Assyrian Christians pray for Attackers despite Further Hostilities
The recent church attacks in Iraq shocked Christians around the world; it was the largest attack against Christians since the 15 month-old insurgency began. Yet believers at the Baghdad church where most Christians died, have prayed for their attackers...
Christian Aid Reports on Asia Flood Efforts
On 9th August, the UK-based Christian charity, Christian Aid issued a report on its work in the Asia floods. During the summer, floods have continuously threatened the lives of many innocent people in Bangladesh, India and China...
Iraqi Christians Receive Aid to Rebuild Nation
As attacks on Iraq's Christian minority have been steadily increasing since late spring, culminating in the bombing of five Christian churches in Baghdad and Mosul on Sunday, Christians have reportedly been fleeing...
Iraqi Christians Flee Violence
One week after attacks on five Christian churches in Iraq left 12 people dead and scores injured, sources say that an exodus of Christians from Iraq to countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Australia can be expected...
Assyrian Christians pray for Attackers despite Further Hostilities
The recent church attacks in Iraq shocked Christians around the world; it was the largest attack against Christians since the 15 month-old insurgency began. Yet believers at the Baghdad church where most Christians died, have prayed for their attackers...