The membership of the panel that will nominate a successor to Rev. Rowan Williams as the head of the Church of England has reached sixteen and is now complete after a vote adding two more people.
As executives of the World Communion of Reformed Churches meet in Indonesia to discuss the group’s plan for the coming year, they also got a lesson in Christian history as a local denomination’s Pastor described some churches’ favorable experiences decades ago in integrating traditional music and dances into Sunday worship.
President Barack Obama’s public, personal embrace of same-sex marriage has brought to the fore ongoing debates within the church about homosexuality, with leaders among denominations both affirming and rejecting its presence.
The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s mission arm has recommended a smaller budget in the next two years amid reduced giving, leading to fewer paid positions as the denomination highlights efforts to sharpen its world mission focus and reach out to more young adults.
Low rainfall and devastated food crops in west Sub-Saharan Africa have prompted a U.S.-based multi-denominational church group to issue a $100,000 appeal to help provide food and other emergency assistance to more than 83,000 people.
An interfaith group called has announced it will kick off a march against economic injustice from the steps of St. Paul’s cathedral this summer, with the permission of church officials, a move just months removed from a clash between protesters and clergy.
Advocates commended President Barack Obama’s speech on efforts to combat hunger on Friday where he announced a new partnership involving private companies and for improving child nutrition efforts around the world.
A pair of ELCA missionaries in Tokyo set to return to the U.S. in the fall report a “boom” of baptism after two years of ministry and are looking to prepare the workings of their ministry to allow a new pastor take on the role.
The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s mission arm has recommended a smaller budget in the next two years amid reduced giving, leading to fewer paid positions as the denomination highlights efforts to sharpen its world mission focus and reach out to more young adults.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams called on governments on Wednesday to continue funding anti-malaria programs, saying progress in battling the preventable disease is fragile.
As violence in Syria continues, nearly reaching the proportions of a civil war, Catholic charity Caritas Lebanon is preparing itself to receive more Syrian refugees into the country and to offer services to those who already there.
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Methodists Continue Alcohol-Free Lenten Campaign
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African Church Leaders Meet to Discuss Peace and Security
Haiti Quake Recovery Stories, Anti-Malaria Documentary Win Religious Communications Awards
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