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Sudan In Need of Urgent Funds After Worst Floods in Living Memory
Only 30 percent of $4.6 million requested to help hundreds of thousands of people affected by Sudan's worst floods in living memory has been received and more heavy rains are expected, aid officials said on Tuesday.
Heathrow Climate Campers Deny Hoax Bomb Claims
Climate campaigners camped next to London's Heathrow airport to protest expansion plans denied on Tuesday they would endanger passengers at the world's busiest international air hub at its peak time of year.
YWAM Missionaries Preparing the Soil with Operation: John
Two Youth With a Mission workers are preparing the soil worldwide for future missionaries to plant the seeds of the gospel with their new project, Operation: John.
Kenya May Withdraw Offending Section of Media Law
Kenya has said that it may withdraw a controversial section in a press law requiring editors to reveal their sources if asked to do so in court, Information Minister Mutahi Kagwe has reported.
CofE Announces Funeral Details of Longest-Serving Priest
The funeral of Father Raymond Bristow, the longest-serving priest in the Church of England, who died last month at the age of 98, will be held later this month.
Adventists and Evangelicals Expect Statement of Common Goals
Representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the World Evangelical Alliance met in the US recently to hash out common goals in their second round of theological conversation on a world level.
Church Army Appoints New Director to Marylebone Project
Church Army, a society of evangelist within the Anglican Communion, has appointed a new director for its Marylebone Project - a partnership between Church Army and the Portman House Trust empowering women into independent living.
Hybels Challenged to do More for Poor by 'Notting Hill' Writer
Some 100,000 church leaders across the globe were inspired to greater action against poverty by an interview between influential pastor Bill Hybels and British Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard Curtis over the weekend.
Open Air Conference to Equip and Encourage UK Evangelists
The Open Air Campaigners Evangelists Conference hopes to equip and encourage evangelists in their work throughout the UK when it takes place in November.
Leading Irish TV Channel to Document Church's Anti-Sectarian Project
Leading Irish TV channel RTE is to document the Church of Ireland's anti-sectarian Hard Gospel Project and the work it has been doing to build bridges across sectarian divides.
Flood-Related Cholera Outbreak Kills 49 in Sudan
A cholera outbreak in eastern Sudan, which has spread due to devastating floods across the region, has killed 49 people and affected some 710 others, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
Bible Society Defends Newspaper Scriptures
The American Bible Society has defended another Bible ministry's efforts to distribute Scripture through secular newspapers in the US after hearing that the project was receiving complaints from some Christians.
Technology is Key on Global Warming
The United States on Tuesday staked out its position ahead of a climate change summit next month by endorsing new technologies, paid for by rapid economic growth, as the way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Evangelical Leader Unveils Plans for Iraq Alliance
The World Evangelical Alliance is in the process of setting up an evangelical network in Iraq in an effort to offer spiritual and physical support to Iraqi Christians by uniting them with the global body of evangelicals.
Ted Haggard's Likely Successor Preaches First Sermon
New Life Church congregants packed their Colorado Springs house of worship in the US on Sunday to hear a sermon from the top candidate to replace their disgraced leader, Ted Haggard.
Five Ways to Battle Your Email Addiction
The rise of BlackBerry and mobile phones that allow you check your e-mail has seen an alarming increase in the number of people unable to go five minutes...