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Ben Cantelon, Cathy Burton, Nick Herbert on joint tour

Worship In The Round promises to be an evening of intimate worship with three great artists

Charges dropped against Eddie Long's former security guard

Charges have been dropped against a former security guard accused of breaking into American preacher Bishop Eddie Long’s office.

School bans Lord's Prayer following complaints from parents

Children at a primary school in western Australia will no longer be saying the Lord's Prayer during their school assembly

Youth for Christ opens its 70th local centre

A historic Christian organisation has announced the opening of its 70th local centre.

Church leaders plan major evangelistic initiative for London

Christian leaders are today unveiling plans for a major evangelistic initiative in London.

Churches shortlisted for Andrew Lloyd Webber heritage award

Four churches have been shortlisted for one of the new English Heritage Angel Awards.

School children invited to ‘adopt a gargoyle’

The Diocese of Lichfield is inviting school children to adopt a gargoyle in a new fundraising and education initiative.

Government should protect marriage, not redefine it – Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance has added its voice to concerns over the Government’s plans to redefine marriage.

Bishops hoping for ‘peaceful’ settlement to traveller dispute

There were scenes of celebration yesterday at Dale Farm after the more than 80 traveller families on the site won a last minute court injunction delaying eviction from the site until Friday.

Initiative encourages community hymn singing

Hundreds of people headed to a church in the Rhondda Valley, Wales, on Sunday to take part in a festival aimed at getting more people involved in collective hymn singing.

Christians oppose attempts to redefine marriage

The Christian Institute has come out in opposition to the Government's plans to hold a consultation on whether to change the legal definition of marriage.

Church leader ‘baffled’ by call to ban teaching of creationism in schools

The head of the Evangelical Alliance Wales has hit out at a call by leading academics to ban the teaching of creationism or intelligent design in state funded schools.

Citizens Advice Bureau reaching more people through churches

Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is enlisting the help of churches to make it easier for people to access its services.

Prayer for nation draws 1,000 Christians to Wembley

Christian leaders from all over the British Isles gathered at Wembley Stadium for a day of prayer on Saturday.

From drug addiction to saving children - the 'Machine Gun Preacher'

Who is Sam Childers and why would Hollywood A-listers care to make a movie about a Christian preacher who helps African children?

American Christians at odds over national debt

The question of how to address the US's national debt and care for the poor is a source of contention for Christians