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#GodWithUs: CofE gets creatively evangelical with new Christmas campaign
The Church of England has launched #GodWithUs, its Advent and Christmas campaign 'aimed at encouraging millions to experience the love of God' this festive season.
Persian refugee consecrated as new Bishop of Loughborough
An Iranian refugee was consecrated as Bishop of Loughborough in a landmark service at Canterbury Cathedral on Thursday.
Six Indian Christians, jailed after praying for sick Hindu woman, bring fellow inmates to Jesus Christ
Six Christian Indians in the Jharkhand region of India, who were imprisoned for one month in September simply praying for a sick Hindu woman, have now testified that they were able to share the Gospel with some of their fellow inmates, and bring them to Christ.
John Piper addresses separation between conservatives and liberals in Nashville Statement
A report on an interview conducted with John Piper, wherein he defended the Nashville Statement for its conservative stance.
Church of Scotland must modernise or die, warns former moderator
The Church of Scotland will 'drift into irrelevance and obscurity' unless it moves its focus away from preserving institutions and traditional services and onto modernising and using smart phones to connect with the young, the former moderator of the Church's general assembly has warned.
Splits emerge among Scottish Anglicans after gay marriage vote
Splinters are emerging in the Scottish Anglican Church after its decision to permit priests to marry gay couples earlier this year.
Archbishop of Canterbury on collision course with US evangelicals
The Archbishop of Canterbury is on a collision course with his evangelical counterparts in America this morning after saying he could not comprehend how Christians could vote for Donald Trump.
Mugabe is gone, so the Archbishop of York puts his clerical collar back on
Ten years after he dramatically cut up his clerical collar on the BBC's Andrew Marr show in a protest at the rule of Robert Mugabe, the Archbishop of York has put it back on.
Evangelical Lutheran church in Sweden urging clergy to use gender-neutral words when referring to 'God'
After an eight-day meeting at the "Evangelical Lutheran Church" in Sweden, the church is encouraging its leaders to refer to God as the deity beyond gender and human. This indicates that the clergy will no longer consider God as a man and the pronoun "he" is off the table.
Don't call God 'he': Church of Sweden calls clergy to use gender-neutral language
The Church of Sweden is opting for gender-neutral language when referring to God, with designators like 'he' and 'Lord' being omitted from liturgy.
Are we destroying our churches by how we treat the very young?
With churches emptying as children leave for Sunday school, Ruth Gledhill offers her solution.
Fighting Black Friday: A Christian alternative to consumerism?
If Lent is the season of ascetic refrain from self-indulgence and our consumerist desires, then Black Friday week must be its secular opposite.
Single complaint silences bell ringing in 900-year-old Sandwich church
A church has been forced to silence its bells, described as the 'beating heart' of the town, after a single local resident complained.
32-year-old Pastor Shawn Jones collapses and dies while singing 'Worthy Is He' Gospel song
The 32-year-old gospel singer and founding pastor of New Thing Empowerment Church, Shawn Jones, has collapsed and died while singing "Worthy He Is" on stage in an incident on Saturday night that has left his congregants shocked and saddened.
Loving CS Lewis: Why the author of Narnia still unites the Church â and inspires the world
On this day in 1963, the artist, theologian and towering Christian intellectual CS Lewis died. His death was dramatically overshadowed by another's, but the profound legacy of Lewis lives on today.
London's first purpose built CofE church in 40 years celebrates opening
The first purpose built Anglican church in London in 40 years has been opened in Tottenham, London. The 'state of the art' St Francis at the Engine Room opened yesterday to the celebration of community locals.