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Stories of Christians in action, both at home and around the world
- Prison Fellowship has a new venture: it is partnering with a charity, Kintsugi Hope, to offer a course that helps prisoners deal with issues such as anger, depression, shame, and forgiveness. “We’re inspired by the belief that ordinary people can support each other in their brokenness and remind each other of the reality of God’s...Supporting each other in our brokenness
- Churches in China’s central province of Henan have been forced by the authorities to take down the Ten Commandments and replace them with quotes of President Xi Jinping, according to a recent Bitter Winter report. Every state-registered “three-self” church and meeting venue in one county of Luoyang, a prefecture-level city, received an order to remove the ten Biblical commandments...China orders churches to replace Ten Commandments with presidential quotes
- Her front door is a piece of dirty cloth. An open sewer is close by. Her window has been bricked up but still the rain comes in. Her ceiling leaks, too, and looks ready to collapse. A massive crack snakes up one wall. This is home for Rehana and her three children. Rehana’s husband died...The destitute and despised Christian widows in Pakistan
- There are warnings that religious violence in Nigeria is spiralling out of control. The United Nations describes a ‘pressure cooker of injustice’. And a leading US human rights campaigner fears Nigeria could be set to implode, destabilising surrounding countries. UK-based Release International supports Christian victims of violence around the world. Its partners in Nigeria warn...Nigeria now the ‘largest killing ground for Christians in the world’
- Asia Bibi calls for blasphemy reform Animal Welfare Sunday – 6th October Christians now under threat in 143 countries A new centre for Pioneer Mission in Cumbria There’s nothing like a natural disaster to wake people up to their need for God. Spring Harvest Local – coming near you! The Algerian church needs our help...Looking at your Church (all articles) for October 2019
- Asia Bibi, the Christian who spent eight years on death row in Pakistan on charges of blasphemy, has called for reform of the blasphemy laws. Giving an interview in Canada, for the first time since her release from prison, Bibi told the Sunday Telegraph: “I pray to God that everyone falsely implicated in blasphemy cases...Asia Bibi calls for blasphemy reform
- A new scheme, the ‘Animal Friendly Church’, has been launched by the Anglican Society for the Welfare of Animals (ASWA). In a similar way to the initiatives that encourage communities to become Fair Trade churches, the project recognises parishes and chaplaincies which operate as ‘Animal Friendly Churches’. It also gives an annual prize for an example of...Animal Welfare Sunday – 6th October
- Christians face harassment in 143 countries, according to major new research. The latest Annual Pew Report uncovers a record increase in restrictions on religion imposed by many governments around the world. It also finds violence and harassment against religious groups are on the rise. Release International, which supports persecuted Christians around the world, has welcomed...Christians now under threat in 143 countries
- The Bishop of Penrith recently paddled a canoe across Derwentwater to celebrate the launch of a Northern Centre of pioneering mission in Cumbria. The Rt Rev Dr Emma Ineson crossed to St Herbert’s Island to mark the formal collaboration between the Diocese of Carlisle – the Church of England in Cumbria – and CMS. From...A new centre for Pioneer Mission in Cumbria
- People who live in an area that suffers from natural disasters are 7.6 times more likely to be religious than people who live in areas without natural disasters. Such was the finding of a recent report from the University of Copenhagen, published in The Economic Journal. Dr Jeanet Bentzen explained that by using natural disasters...There’s nothing like a natural disaster to wake people up to their need for God
- In the coming months, Spring Harvest is holding evenings of Spring Harvest Local, which are events described as ‘heartfelt worship, inspiring teaching and an opportunity to pray for the empowering of the Holy Spirit at venues around the UK.’ The theme will pick up on the Spring Harvest 2020 theme, ‘Unleashed: The Acts Church Today,’...Spring Harvest Local – coming near you!
- The Bible Society is hard at work in Algeria, even though some of its staff could be arrested and imprisoned at any time. But they are willing to take the risk, in order to support the besieged church there, which is begging for as many as 50 Bibles every week. As a Bible Society spokesman...The Algerian church needs our help