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Hardline Iranian Gov't Unable to Quash Church Growth

A quiet Christian house-church movement in Iran is steadily growing even in the face of tremendous opposition, confirmed the head of a global faith-based ministry..

  • Evangelicals Carry Darfur-Olympic Torch

    WASHINGTON – In a growing sign of commitment to engage the church on wider social issues, evangelical leaders carried the Darfur-Olympic torch in the nation's capital on International Human Rights Day.

  • Mothers' Union responds to Papua New Guinea cyclone

    Mothers\' Union members in Britain have sent £2,500 worth of emergency relief to Papua New Guinea after Oro Province was hit by cyclone Guba in November.

  • Sydney Churches say yes to 'Jesus' media campaign in 2009

    The NSW Council of Churches together with key denominational and Church leaders have come out in support of Bible Society NSW's Jesus. All about life (JAAL) media campaign for Sydney in 2009.

  • Lending money while preaching the Gospel

    A new campaign, known as the Lending Hope to Africa which is a joint effort between Opportunity International and Compassion International, will begin in 2008 with the aim of lifting people out of poverty while preaching the Word of Christ.

  • Contacts with Non-Christians encouraged to spread the Gospel

    Todd Johnson and Charles Tieszen, writing in the Evangelical Missions Quarterly, emphasised the importance of Christians to have contacts with non-Christians as their study showed that 86 percent of all Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists do not know a Christian.

  • Salvation Army bringing relief to Papua New Guinea disaster zone

    Salvation Army staff in Papua New Guinea are bringing urgent relief to victims of the widespread flooding caused by Cyclone Guba.

  • Salvation Army helps Bangladesh cyclone victims

    20 November 2007 - A Kiwi is at the forefront of Salvation Army relief efforts in cyclone-ravaged parts of Bangladesh.

  • Prayer is a key in mission work

    The annual Church Missionary Society (CMS) dinner, held last Friday, was a celebration of not only its past but also its future as missionaries were presented by the ministry to emphasis the importance of prayer to this field of work.

  • Bangladesh Cyclone Triggers Massive Aid Efforts, Prayers

    Churches and Christians across Bangladesh have volunteered to help and aid the injured and desolated families in the aftermath of the devastating tropical cyclone that killed more than 2,000 and rendered thousands homeless in the South Asian country.

  • Being Silent on Abuse Is Reprehensible

    Remaining silent though they know the human right abuses that is going on in China is reprehensible, said Bishop Hilton Deakin, the outgoing Melbourne Catholic auxiliary bishop.

  • Christian Ministries Partnered Together To Reduce Poverty

    Compassion International will invest $5 million over the next five years in Opportunity International to fund its microfinance operations to expand its project in three African countries with the aim of reversing the cycle of poverty.