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First ‘earth chapel’ opened in a College in the Philippines
A college in the Philippines has opened the country’s first-ever “earth chapel” to instill a greater love of creation among the faithful. Dr. Yanga’s College in Bulacan province, north of Manila, opened…
589 people get baptised at Elevation Church in one weekend
A megachurch has seen 589 baptisms across all its sites in the course of one weekend. Elevation Church in America, which came from the Southern Baptist Convention and from which Elevation Worship arose, has…
Assemblies of God Growing with Pentecostal Persistence
At most denominational conferences these days, leaders have to recognize and reckon with the challenge of continued declines in membership. But for the US Assemblies of God (AG), which drew 18,000 registered…
Ontario Church Fined an Additional $85,000 for Violating Lockdown — ‘Jesus Is Worth It’
On Tuesday, a Canadian church was ordered to pay over $80,000 in fines after the church was held in contempt of court for a second time. Trinity Bible Chapel, a Waterloo-based church,…
‘God Is Our Refuge’: Miami Churches Offer Relief, Prayers for Miracles following Condo Collapse
Several Miami-based churches have issued relief and spiritual care after a 12-story condominium building collapsed last week, with over 150 people missing in the rubble. Pastor J. P. Funk, who leads Calvary…
Pastor Turns Former Strip Club into a Church: Everything ‘Is Possible with God’
A building that once housed a strip club is now home to the newest Baptist church in Anchorage, Alaska, thanks to a pastor who sensed a calling to the “Last Frontier” and…
Faith Advocacy Groups Create Curriculum to Help Churches Fight ‘Idolatrous’ Christian Nationalism
Last week, three faith-based advocacy organizations launched a curriculum as part of a collaborative effort to help churches combat Christian nationalism. The curriculum, titled Responding to Christian Nationalism, comprises three lessons created by…
Number of Canadian Christian Churches Vandalized, Set on Fire Rises as Terror Campaign Continues
An apparent ongoing anti-Christian campaign in Canada has resulted in a total of 45 churches being attacked with some of the buildings being burned to the ground. As CBN News has reported,…
First Christians Sentenced to Prison under New Law in Iran
The first Christians to be punished under a newly amended law in Iran aimed at halting the growth of Christianity and other religious groups were sentenced to five years in prison for…
Woman Beaten, Poisoned by Father and Relatives in Uganda After Converting to Christianity
A woman in eastern Uganda, who recently converted to Christianity, is recovering in the hospital after her Muslim father and family members attacked her and forced her to drink poison. Hajat Habiiba…
Over 400 Church of the Almighty God Members Arrested amid Chinese Communist Party’s 100th Anniversary
On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, the CCP issued a crackdown targeting members of the Church of the Almighty God (CAG). According to religious liberty magazine Bitter Winter, arrests of…
‘Ambush’: Bomber Attacks Church Service in Democratic Republic of Congo
A bomb exploded inside a Catholic Church in Beni, in the Democratic Republic of Congo Sunday, just before a children’s confirmation ceremony was set to take place. Police told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the…
Myanmar military wages war against Christian ethnic minorities
The world has paid little attention to the military’s decades-long targeting of Christians in the beleaguered Southeast Asian country. Thousands of people have fled their homes and taken refuge at churches and…
The challenges of Christian nurses in Pakistan
Archbishop Shaw warns medical staff not to try to spread the Gospel in hospitals. Catholic woman Fazilat Lal was accused of initiating an anti-Islamic campaign when she was promoted to nursing superintendent…
Why I advocate for women church planters as biblical and necessary
The apostle Paul ranks as the greatest church-planting apostle and missionary the world has ever known. He determined to build the church wherever Christ was not named. At great risk to himself,…
Hillsong Atlanta Launches Sunday Services With Hip Hop and Gospel Worship
Sam Collier, Hillsong’s first African American senior pastor, calls for revival in the birthplace of civil rights. Hillsong Church, known for its popular worship music, sounds different in Atlanta. At the new…
Fulani Herdsmen Kill Pastor, 3-Year-Old Son in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen in Niger state, Nigeria have shot to death a missionary and pastor and his 3-year-old son, sources said. Leviticus Makpa, 39, had established a Christian school in Kamberi village, where…
Muslims Allegedly Poison Pastor over Plans for Church Building
NAIROBI, Kenya – Muslims in eastern Uganda upset with a pastor’s plans to build a church on land they sought to buy are suspected in his death by poisoning, sources said. Pastor Yolonim…
