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Sing! Master songwriters Keith and Kristyn Getty share their tips for churches
Keith and Kristyn Getty are significant songwriters and worship leaders, and now they've written a book encouraging churches to share the gift of music with all their members.

India's Believers Church: We feel forced to bring legal case against Church of South India
The Believers Church in India feels forced to bring legal action against another church in India after allegations were made against their controversial leader, KP Yohannan, a spokesman has told Christian Today.

Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Patriarch to meet with Welby, UK church leaders and politicians in major visit
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem is to visit the UK from October 31 to November 3 and will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and British politicians, Christian Today has learned.

St Paul's Cathedral to host Grenfell Tower fire memorial service six months on
St Paul's Cathedral will host a national memorial service for survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire and relatives of those who died on 14 December, marking the six-month anniversary of the disaster.

Reformation 500: Archbishop of Canterbury to mark Protestant and Catholic unity on justification
A service at Westminster Abbey for the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation will see the Archbishop of Canterbury marking a key point of agreement between the Roman Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation.

On this day: The Treaty of Westphalia ended a religious war in which 8 million died
The Treaty of Westphalia was signed October 24, 1648, and ended the Thirty Years War.

Scotland's smacking ban and the Church: Should Christians care?
Why the Church as a whole should not be associated with this campaign.

Free abortions for women from Northern Ireland blasted by Christian campaign group
Christian campaigners have reacted with disappointment after the UK government revealed plans to provide free abortion services in England for women from Northern Ireland, where terminations are heavily restricted.
Mass ISIS executions leave more than 100 dead in Christian town of Al-Qaryatayn, Syria
Mass executions by ISIS in the Christian town of Al-Qaryatayn in Syria have left more than 100 civilians dead, according to a monitoring group.

Russian Orthodox Christians sing prayers to protest controversial movie about last Tsar's affair
Around 20 Orthodox Christians in Russia last night sung prayers to protest against the controversial release of a movie about the last Russian tsar's affair with a ballerina.

Footprints of God? Archaeologists baffled by giant sandal-shaped rocks near the Jordan River
They are being dubbed the 'footprints of God' â large sandal-shaped formations in the earth that archaeologists think date back to the time the Israelites entered the Promised Land.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders prays to God for help before every briefing
It's not an easy task to go out and take questions from a hostile media on behalf of the U.S. President's administration and that's why Sarah Huckabee Sanders looks to above for a helping hand.

Young woman sweating blood from her face and hands baffles doctors
The Bible records Jesus as sweating blood in Gethsemane but cynics and even some Christians struggle to believe the account.

What is the Promised Land for Christians?
This "promised land" was so wonderful God's people were willing to let go of their current lives to pursue it.

5 things the Bible teaches us about angels
There's a lot of information out there about angels but not all of it's biblical. Here's what the Bible has to say about them.

Bishop of Manchester: Government, not poorest, should bear burden of Universal Credit failures
The Bishop of Manchester is calling on the government to guarantee a maximum four week waiting time for Universal Credit claimants as pressure piles on ministers to pause the benefit system rollout.