Church of England disinvests from News Corp
The Church of England has decided to sell its shares in News Corporation..
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Megachurch pastor confesses to affair with 16 year-old member of the church
Jack Schaap, the former pastor of First Baptist Church of Hammond in Indiana who was fired earlier this week for an alleged adulterous affair, has confessed to cheating on his wife with a teen girl belonging to the megachurch.
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Methodist church in U.S. to use pro-wrestling as outreach, fundraising tool
While many congregations across the country organize events like Vacation Bible School and bingo nights, one church in Ohio has decided to start a professional wrestling organization.
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Division between Word and Deed should end, says head of Wesley Mission
The Superintendent of Wesley Mission the Rev Dr Keith Garner has called upon the church to end the false divide between Word and Deed and to embrace a renewed focus on a whole and balanced Gospel ministry to the world.
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Lausanne Movement appoints senior associate for Creation Care
The Lausanne Movement has appointed a Senior Associate for Creation Care. Rev. Edward R. Brown, Executive Director of Care of Creation, an environmental mission organization based in Madison, WI, accepted the position in June at the Lausanne International Leadership meeting.
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Chick-fil-A hate speech means Australian Christians can expect more intense opposition from gay marriage activists
Christians in Australia have been warned to expect more intense opposition from some same-sex marriage activists following unprecedented hate speech by homosexual activists against U.S. company Chick-fil-A head Dan Cathy.
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Australian Catholic Bishops Conference to host largest youth festival since WYD 08
In December 2013 the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference will host the first Australian Catholic Youth Festival. The Festival will be held in the Archdiocese of Melbourne from Thursday December 5th to Saturday December 7th and gather up to 4000 young Catholics from year 9 students to those 25 years of age.
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Do people in heaven know or care about what's happening on Earth? Greg Laurie answers [VIDEO]
After the death of his son four years ago, evangelist Greg Laurie became a lot more interested in heaven, he said during his sermon at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, Calif., Sunday.
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"God did not create Adam and Steve" sign outside Newcastle church leads to criticism
An Newcastle Baptist pastor has come under criticism for posting what are being called homophobic messages on his church windows – although he has said he is solely expressing his opinion on what the Bible says of human sexuality.
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John Sentamu popular choice as next Archbishop of Canterbury
A poll has found that most Christians would like to see John Sentamu become the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Churches call for global clampdown on arms
Four global church bodies have issued a statement calling upon government leaders to reach agreement on arms.
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Church called to preserve family mealtime
The US is one of the most obese nations on the planet but one ministry has a vision for the nation eating delicious, nutritious food - and it starts with the church.