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London 'Table Football Challenge' Raises Cash for Development Projects

A Chessington man has raised almost £1,500 by carrying a table football game across London, playing members of the public on 10 of the city's bridges.

World Vision to Equip Rwandan Staff for Future Charitable Activities

International Christian relief agency, World Vision, has recently started a series of courses for its Rwandan staff, aimed at equipping them with skills that will enable them to carry on with its charitable activities in future.

English Churches May Become Post Offices

The Church of England may issue guidelines to its parishes recommending their churches be used as post offices.

Zimbabwe Police Crack Down on Protest Prayer Rally

Zimbabwe government continues to put pressure on political opposition with latest crackdown on protest prayer rally.

Scottish Churches Alarmed by High Number of Children in Broken Homes

Church and family groups in Scotland have expressed alarm for the growing number of children in Scotland living in broken families after new figures revealed the highest ever number of children born out of wedlock.

Missionaries Without Proper Training Being Killed in Disaster Zones

Some missionaries are being killed while distributing emergency relief items because of a lack of security training, informed a security consultant who works with World Vision.

Over 1,000 Religious Leaders Gather for Global Peace, Justice

More than a 1,000 international faith leaders and human rights advocates have gathered to address how problems such as violence, globalisation, and global warming are harming the world's children.

Taiwanese Chaplain Ministers to Mandarin-Speakers in Manchester

A Taiwanese Council for World Mission missionary in the UK is ministering to Chinese-speaking students attending university in Manchester.

Ultimate Event 07 Set to Revolutionise Lives

Delirious?, tobyMac, and Ayiesha Woods will be among headliners at the annual Ultimate Event this year at UK's premier theme park Alton Towers.

ELCA Head Urges Lutherans to Be 'Evangelical'

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is turning things around to make the denomination more "evangelical."

Taiwanese Chaplain Ministers to Mandarin-Speakers in Manchester

A Taiwanese Council for World Mission (CWM) missionary in the UK has been serving the community by ministering to Chinese-speaking students attending university in Manchester, CWM said.

ELCA Head Urges Lutherans to Be 'Evangelical'

The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is turning things around to make the denomination more "evangelical." "I suppose one of my greatest frustrations in six years as presiding bishop is, it just feels like we haven't been able to turn around what I think is a deep ambivalence and resistance in this church to being what we claim in our name, and that's evangelical," said ELCA Presiding Bishop the Rev. Mark Hanson, according to the ELCA News Service

Churches Debate Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Model

The widely popular Purpose Driven church model is stirring up controversy among congregations in the United States. While the model is adopted worldwide across denominations, arguments over it go back to the age-old debate of Christian tradition versus cultural relevance.

First Gospel Radio Reaches Central African Republic

The world's first missionary broadcasting ministry, HCJB Global, recently helped an up-and-coming independent Christian radio station to start broadcasting the Gospel throughout Boali, Central African Republic, for the first time in the country's history.

20 Tons of Aid for Uganda's Displaced Persons

World Emergency Relief recently sent another shipment of supplies to northern Uganda to assist the region's internally displaced persons (IDPs) as they return to their homes.

Helpful Advice for Microsoft Vista

Since Vista's launch users have been pouring in with helpful tips on how to improve the experience...