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Petition against ban on church’s street preaching delivered to Colchester City Council

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A petition signed by over 27,000 people has been handed in to Colchester City Council, demanding that it retract a Community Protection Notice (CPN) issued against a church engaged in street preaching. The controversy centres on Bread of […]

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NI government grants £200,000 for historic churches

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   The government of Northern Ireland has made £200,000 available to support the repair of listed church buildings. Find BiblesThe move was welcomed by the National Churches Trust (NCT), which will administer the fund and has previously warned of […]

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Pastor died after wooden arch fell at Big Church Festival, inquest hears

BY  :   Staff  Writer Christian  Today   An inquest into the death of pastor Robert Guanco has heard that he suffered multiple severe injuries after a large wooden arch collapsed at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex. The 41-year-old, from Eastbourne, died following the […]

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World Evangelical Alliance celebrates 180th anniversary

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BY  :  Christian Today Japan   The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has held an online celebration to mark its 180th anniversary. Hundreds of people from more than 22 countries attended, and the event was rebroadcast to accommodate different time zones. Founded in London in 1846, […]

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James Talarico accused of trivializing deity of Jesus Christ: Same as Buddha, Mr. Rogers, other ‘prophetic voices’

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter   Texas’ Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico has been accused of trivializing the deity of Jesus Christ, likening him to Buddha, Toni Morrison, Mr. Rogers and other “prophetic voices” during a past sermon at his church that’s […]

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Christian leaders issue ‘sober and urgent call’ for Western Church to prepare for disruption

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today    Christian leaders Steve and Esther Uppal have issued what they described as a “sober, urgent call” to Christians and church leaders in the West, warning that they believe a period of major disruption may be approaching . Speaking […]

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China Detains Beijing house church leaders in latest crackdown on unregistered churches

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Authorities in China have detained several pastors and church workers from Beijing Jiaquan Church, an independent house church operating in the capital. The U.S.-based group ChinaAid said it has received firsthand accounts of the arrests, though the […]

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New pilgrimage route follows in the footsteps of the Manx Bible translators

BY  :  Neil Rees Christian Today   A new pilgrimage route has been launched on the Isle of Man, following in the footsteps of the men who translated the Bible into Manx. This is the story … Christianity spread across the island through the work […]

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Baptist pastor shot dead in Myanmar’s Chin State, responsibility disputed

BY  :  Hannah Mitchell  Christian Today   Rev. Dal Thawn Tuang, assistant pastor of Lamzang Baptist Church, was shot dead in Myanmar’s Chin State on September 14. International Christian Concern (ICC) and the Burma Research Institute (BRI) say the military killed him. A separate account […]

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Australia’s anti-therapy laws harm the most vulnerable – Britain should not copy them

BY  :  James Parker  Christian  Today   The British Government has been lobbied for over a decade to end what is commonly called conversion therapy. It has developed proposals which include a new criminal offence, as well as civil measures even though there is still […]

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First segments of Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer near Birmingham completed

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A decades-long dream to build Europe’s largest Christian landmark has taken its next steps towards completion. The Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer is the brainchild of Richard Gamble, who previously served as chaplain to Leicester City football club. […]

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Odisha rejects Dara Singh’s premature release plea in Graham Staines murder case; Christian groups react

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia   Christian  Today   The eastern Indian state of Odisha has refused to release Rabindra Kumar Pal, better known as Dara Singh, who is serving a life sentence for burning to death Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons at […]

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