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The sheer volume of negative media coverage is threating to damage the UK Church’s reputation. That’s according to new research, commissioned by PR Agency Jersey Road, that has found that an average of 150 pieces of negative media coverage are published each month in the UK about the Church. Having monitored the media from September […]
Brian Houston has stepped down as the leader of the global multisite Hillsong Church, saying he will remain absent for the rest of this year as he faces trial for allegedly concealing sex abuse committed by his father decades earlier. Phil and Lucinda Dooley will be new interim global pastors. “Last year, I … received […]
A man survived 28 hours in the water following a volcanic eruption in Tonga, and says his faith was what got him through the ordeal. The underwater eruption created a tsunami of waves, which engulfed areas of Atala, the island on which he lives. 57-year-old Lisala Folau was washed out to sea following the disaster, […]
The Prime Minister has appointed a former MP to a senior role to promote the freedom of religion or belief around the world. David Burrowes, who was MP for Enfield Southgate for 12 years until 2017 has been appointed Deputy Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. He’ll work with the Prime Minister’s Special […]
Christians are increasingly ready to return to face to face gatherings according to the Christian Conference Trust. The Trust, which operates nationwide conference centres serving Christian organisations, educational groups and charities has seen a strong increase in bookings and says it’s on track for a record-breaking year. The Trust has received almost triple the enquiries […]
The Methodist Church is urging people to reach out to their local communities and share their faith during the weekend of celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The celebrations will take place on the first weekend of June, on an extended bank holiday. Holly Adams the Methodist Churches’ Evangelism and Contemporary Culture Officer spoke to […]
The Bishop of Whitby has announced the passing away of his wife, Penny Ferguson after a six-month fight with brain cancer. Writing on his Facebook page, Right Rev Paul Ferguson, said his wife of 39 years passed away “in the small hours” of Sunday morning. “Penny had been unconscious for most of the last week: around […]
The search for biblical guidance on how to live a better life with a fresh start every new year is a desire everyone looks forward to. In the new testament it is loaded with great bible verses about new beginnings through Jesus suffering and how he came to redeem us from the trap of sin, […]
Ray Bentley, an author, radio broadcaster and pastor who helped to found the influential Evangelical megachurch, Maranatha Chapel of California, died from COVID-19 complications. In an announcement posted on Facebook Tuesday, Maranatha Chapel said Bentley died at age 64 that afternoon following complications from the coronavirus. “We are all in shock and heartbroken,” stated the church. “We […]
Most Rev Justin Welby has honoured the life of late Archbishop Desmond Tutu during a special BBC Sunday Worship. During his sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury said that “however hard people may try, it is impossible to speak of Archbishop Tutu without speaking of Jesus Christ”. “His life and witness only make sense when seen in […]
A Christian man has been killed in Kenya a day after six other Christians were killed in a suspected terror attack in a nearby village. International Christian Concern (ICC) says the man was murdered by suspected al-Shabaab militants in Bobo-Hindi. Three houses were also set ablaze during the attack. Police confirmed that John Gichoya was […]
