Originally published in God Reports For the last few years, researchers have credited the underground church in Iran as the fastest growing Christian church in the world. It has unique characteristics that defy comparison with churches in America and Europe, and in the opinion of some who know it well, […]
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Africa set to be global centre of Christianity for next 50 years
Originally published in Quartz Africa There are already more Christians in Africa than any other continent — that’s not going to change soon By 2060 six of the countries with the top 10 largest Christian populations will be in Africa, up from three in 2015, according to a new Pew […]
UK teens give church a wake-up call
By Heather Sells — Originally published in CBN News The head of youth evangelism for the Church of England says he and his team are “shocked” by new survey results that show a growing number of UK youth say they’re practising Christians. That’s according to a recent story in The […]
Christianity on the rise in Bangladesh
Originally published in Christian Today Christianity is making such significant gains in one Muslim-majority nation in South Asia that local evangelists are now envisioning the day when their country would become a Christian nation. The country is Bangladesh, the fourth largest Muslim nation in the world with a population of […]
Why conservative churches grow and liberal churches shrink
Originally published in Dallas News Those who don’t attend church regularly but are scouting for Christmas services this year might be surprised to find fewer mainline Protestant churches around these days. The clergy and congregants of the growing mainline Protestant churches held more firmly to traditional Christian beliefs, such as […]
Sustained revival ignites Holy Ghost transformation in Latin America
By Jennifer LeClaire — Originally published in Charisma News It was as if I stepped into a river of Holy Ghost fire. The rain of the Spirit was falling and the wind of the Spirit was blowing. In one accord, over 25 000 people worshipped Jesus with all that was […]
‘Seismic shift’ in UK as aging churches replaced by Pentecostal and Charismatic churches
Originally published in Christian Today Christianity in Britain is seeing a “seismic shift” as more aging churches are closing down and giving way to new and vibrant Pentecostal and charismatic churches that are drawing more and more people of various ages and races. Assessing the state of Christianity in Britain, […]
Indonesia closing churches, yet faith still grows
Originally published in CBN News Radical Muslims are pressuring officials to close churches and jail pastors in Indonesia. And that’s not all. The extremists stir up violent mobs to destroy the buildings and threaten believers. But that’s not stopping the Church from growing in the world’s largest Muslim-populated nation. Recently, […]
China: How the Tiananmen Square massacre grew the Chinese Church
Originally published in Gospel Herald Twenty five years ago, on June 4, 1989, Chinese troops violently reclaimed the square in Beijing which pro-democracy protesters had occupied for weeks. The Tiananmen Square massacre left thousands of people dead and all but snuffed out the democratic movement. While the country has seen […]
PE inner city church booming
Blessed by the Holy Spirit says Pastor George By Committed Christian* — Special Correspondent for Gateway News Father’s House Church has recently relocated to a 2 500-seat venue in North End, Port Elizabeth to house it’s burgeoning congregation. Gateway News spoke to Pastor George Georgiou to ask where it all […]
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