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  • Reformed Leaders 'Very Excited' about Global Union

    By Ethan Cole

    The leaders of the two largest reform church groups expressed great excitement this week about their impending union during the first meeting of the two organizations' governing bodies.

    Oct 09, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Major Global Prayer Initiative for Jerusalem Peace Begins

    By Ethan Cole

    This year, more than 200,000 churches in 175 nations will participate in the largest Israel-focused prayer event in history, according to the DPPJ Web site. The Jerusalem Celebration will be broadcasted live across 192 nations through GOD TV.

    Oct 05, 2008 | Comments 1
  • New U.K. Law Makes Church Weddings Easier

    By Jennifer Gold

    The Church of England has cleared the way for engaged couples to marry in the church of their choice with a new law launched Wednesday. The new law places fewer conditions on which of the Church of England’s 16,000 churches couples are able to choose from.

    Oct 01, 2008 | Comments 1
  • Lutherans Launch Celebration toward Reformation's 500th Year

    By Audrey Barrick

    Lutherans in Germany and around the world have begun a decade of celebrations, honoring an Augustinian monk who helped spark the Protestant Reformation. "The Luther Decade is very important for Lutherans throughout the world because what began in Germany is clearly now a global movement."

    Sep 23, 2008 | Comments 24
  • Prioritize Gospel Before Church Buildings, Says Presbyterian Leader

    By Anne Thomas

    Church leaders must set aside sentimental attachment to buildings and concentrate on delivering the Gospel message, says one of the Presbyterian Church of Wales’s leading figures.

    Sep 13, 2008 | Comments 1
  • Theologians Seek to 'Reframe' View of Israel-Palestinian Conflict

    By Ethan Cole

    Theologians and church leaders convened Wednesday in the Swiss capital of Bern for the first day of an international conference to “re-frame the religious dimensions” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

    Sep 11, 2008 | Comments 10
  • Anglican Head Sees Success in Unity Efforts, Recognizes Challenges

    By Lillian Kwon

    Despite protests and divisions leading into the recent global Anglican meeting, Anglican leaders who gathered for the conference have succeeded in rebuilding trusts and relationships, said the spiritual leader of the religious body.

    Aug 26, 2008 | Comments 9
  • Two Int'l Church Bodies Seek Closer Ties

    By Ethan Cole

    Two global church bodies representing tens of millions of Christians are looking forward to closer ties in their “pursuit of Christian unity.”

    Aug 12, 2008 | Comments 4
  • Evangelical Fellowship of Asia Renamed; New General Secretary Installed

    By Dibin Samuel

    The Evangelical Fellowship of Asia (EFA) officially changed its name to the Asian Evangelical Alliance this week and witnessed the installation of the Rev. Dr. Richard Howell as its new general secretary.

    Aug 08, 2008 | Comments 0
  • Anglicans Hope for United Future as Lambeth Ends

    By Maria Mackay

    Bishops set their sights on a more united future on Sunday as their global conference drew to a close with appeals from the Archbishop of Canterbury for all Anglicans to walk the road forward together.

    Aug 04, 2008 | Comments 10
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