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Christian Aid has been working “around the clock” with its partners in Ukraine to make sure fresh water supplies are reaching survivors, after the Nova Kakhovka dam was recently destroyed. It is also providing humanitarian supplies to people who are displaced across, or who had to leave, the affected areas of southern Ukraine. Iryna Dobrohorska, Chirstian...

More than 20.1 million people across Ethiopia are without the food they need to survive. They are in crisis because of the prolonged drought, caused by the failure of five rainy seasons. And because the land is now so dry, the recent brief rains only caused flash flooding, that destroyed more farmland and drought-weakened livestock. As...

Bumblebees like churchyards. At least, they were the insects most seen during a recent survey of churchyards and burial grounds in England. It all shows “how valuable, when managed sensitively, many of our churchyards are for bumblebees,” said a spokesman for Caring for God’s Acre, a conservation charity for UK burial grounds.  Such places often...

Release International partner, Archbishop Ben Kwashi, says: “We have come to another season of constant attacks on Christian villages and Christian people in central Nigeria. “The consistency with which these attacks have gone for nearly 20 years is a sad commentary on the leadership of Nigeria, who do not care about the poor and vulnerable,...

Patriarch Kirill urges Russian troops to continue the war on Ukraine Churches should work with their local doctors Churches burn in India Making our church friendly – some simple things to consider Pray-over-the-phone service is looking for pray-ers. Could you help? Life-changing Audio Bibles for people with sight loss Refugees in the UK – some...

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has urged the Russian armed forces to continue their ‘war of defence’ in Ukraine. He said: “We are called to defend our country, and this alone should mobilise our spirit and strengthen love for our fatherland, making us fearless, strong and capable like our ancestors. Russia is one of the truly...

It was a normal day in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. A Christian pastor, who ran a non-governmental organisation focussing on people living with HIV/AIDS and recovering addicts, was in his car on a city street when five SUVs and two motorcycles drew up. Fifteen men wearing black balaclavas emerged and took just 42 seconds to abduct...

Churches can do great work in helping people’s mental well-being, if they collaborate with charities and health services. So says the Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullaly. Bishop Mullaly said that there are ways in which churches can aid the work of social prescribers, whom doctors use in community initiatives as part of...

More than 100 churches have been burned down in the recent ethnic violence in Manipur, north-east India, according to a partner in India of the charity Open Doors. One report told of mobs also attacking Christian homes and burning them. The number of dead and injured is difficult to verify, but the BBC has referred...

The outside Notice Board.  Can it be read from the pavement? Make sure the name of the Church and the times it’s open are clearly displayed. Ask non-churchgoing friends to look at the list of Services and tell you if they understand what it means. Keep it as simple as you can. The Website. This is for the benefit...

Many years ago, a couple who listened to the UCB Christian radio station wanted to be able to offer prayer to any who wanted to receive it. They found some phone lines, shared the number, and people began to call. Many years later, UCB now receives hundreds of calls every day and more than 100,000...

At the end of 2021, Torch took “a leap of faith” and ordered 1,000 Pathway audio Bible players containing the New Testament and Psalms read by the actor David Suchet. Knowing the power of Scripture to change lives, they planned to “give these Bibles for free to anyone in the UK losing their sight. 16...