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Award for Matt Redman's '10,000 Reasons'

Phil Keaggy presented with ASCAP Golden Note Award, awards for Matthew West, Matt Redman and Capitol CMG Publishing

London conference to address child abuse

International speakers will address current challenges and potential solutions

Bishop of London opens new school building at Raine's Foundation School

A Church of England school in East London reached a significant milestone in its redevelopment last week with the official opening of a brand new school building by the Bishop of London, Dr Richard Chartres.

Using the beautiful game for God's purposes

Former Premiership footballer Linvoy Primus believes churches can use football to reach out to their communities just as they did when the first teams and leagues were formed in the 1800s.

God's presence in a shanty town

Keith Holder has spent the last 20 years giving children the best chance at life in a Costa Rica shanty

How dementia-friendly is your church?

Christian disability charity Livability has been putting this very question to people attending this year's Christian Resources Exhibition in Esher, Surrey.

Anglicans told to get informed about fracking

Anglicans and Episcopalians are being encouraged to inform themselves and join in the debate about the controversial and growing practice of drilling for natural gas known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

The Archbishop of Canterbury on the Spirit of Pentecost

The Archbishop of Canterbury has shared his thoughts on the gift of the Holy Spirit in a special video for the Feast of Pentecost.

Sacred spaces in the community

The Archbishop of Wales is encouraging churches to see the sacred in less obvious places as they engage in their communities.

Church leader expresses solidarity with Bangladesh

Messages of solidarity and concern have been sent to Bangladesh following attacks on religious minorities and the collapse of a garment factory which claimed over a thousand lives.

Nigeria: Shock and sorrow over Christian leader's murder

President's State of Emergency decree fails to stop murder of Borno State Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria

Christians suffering looting and killings in Central African Republic

Churches and mission stations are being looted, destroyed and pillaged by militia soldiers directly under the Central African Republic's new government.

Making movies: Dean Wright on his faith and work in visual effects

Dean Wright is a director, visual effects and special effects supervisor in Hollywood who has worked on films like Titanic, The Lord of The Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. He is also a committed Christian and is trying to raise funds to develop more family-orientated films in an industry dominated by sci-fi