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TD Jakes: Change is coming

More than 100,000 Christians from South Africa and beyond gathered in Johannesburg this weekend to hear Charismatic American preacher Bishop TD Jakes deliver the Word of God and join together in what he promised to be an "explosive and powerful encounter" with God.

Newsboys present Newsboys: Live - Houston We Are Go

These days they don't get much bigger than Newsboys. Four Grammy nominations, 23 Dove Awards, a truckload of albums released and more live shows with bigger crowds than you can imagine.

Pro-family group ends McDonald's boycott

Pro-family groups this week lauded the recent decision by McDonald's to no longer support the efforts of activists working to advance the homosexual agenda.

Iraqi Archbishop: Christians face 'liquidation'

The most senior Catholic cleric in Iraq warned that Christians in his country face "liquidation" if the Iraqi government and the US military do not step-up protection for religious minorities in Iraq.

Iraq: The fear of massacre

Up to 20 Christians have been killed in just 10 days as fears of an impending massacre grip the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Christians urge action against 'destructive' Embryology Bill

Pro-life Christian groups are appealing to Christians to pray and take action to stop legislation that will liberalise the abortion law and give the green light to the creation of animal-human hybrid embryos.

Churches challenged to embrace people with disabilities

Churches in the UK have been accused of "questioning God's creativity within people with disabilities".

Joyce Meyer heads to Ethiopia for humanitarian work

Christian author and speaker Joyce Meyer is preparing for a humanitarian trip to Ethiopia this month.

Tutu, Carter support Cyprus peace talks

Nobel peace laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former US President Jimmy Carter were on Cyprus this week as part of a delegation of elders supporting reunification talks between leaders of the island's Greek and Turkish communities.

People seek God amid financial woes

With the Chambers of Commerce reporting that the UK has already entered a recession and may face a prolonged downturn, many people are turning to prayer for divine intervention.

Government must 'get serious' about climate change, say Methodists

The Methodist Church in Britain has responded to the report of the Committee on Climate Change by calling for concrete action and a commitment to long-term change.

New book celebrates 50 years of Operation Mobilisation

Celebrating 50 years of ministry, the remarkable history of Operation Mobilisation is a story waiting to be told.

Chinese and European leaders explore changing church-state relations

The rapidly changing relationship between religion and state and the challenge of multiple identities were the foci of a lively dialogue between ten Chinese and nine European scholars and religious leaders representing Buddhism, Islam, Christianity and traditional Chinese religions held in Sweden, 3-6 October.

Former bowling alley sees its lanes turn into church aisles

A former Hollywood Bowl bowling alley has seen its well-used lanes become the aisles of a new black-led church in east London.

CSW welcomes Foreign Secretary's condemnation of Iran apostasy bill

Foreign Secretary David Miliband has condemned a draft bill currently making its way through the Iranian Parliament, which would codify the death penalty for apostasy.

Major shift in faith voters towards Obama, survey finds

Not only is Senator Barack Obama ahead in general national polls, but a new survey finds that the Democratic presidential candidate has made significant inroads among faith voters.