YouVersion, creator of the world’s most popular Bible App, with over a billion installs, has opened a regional hub in South Africa to support the significant Bible engagement momentum already underway across Africa. The opening celebration in Cape Town on February 26 followed a similar celebration in Nairobi, Kenya on […]
Arts & Events
Movie-inspired tourism to Brontë country recalls rich spiritual heritage — Charles Gardner
There’s been much fanfare over the screening of a new film on Wuthering Heights, the Emily Brontë novel that has sent romantic hearts racing over nearly two centuries. One result has been a fresh boost for tourism to Brontë country, focused on the village of Haworth in West Yorkshire. But […]
International fine art competition opens door to Christians
Originally published in The Christian Post Submissions are now being accepted for a new international fine art competition called Art Ascend that offers artists, including Christians, the opportunity to gain publicity for their work and compete for a pool of prizes totaling $10 000 (R159 148). The competition, launched by Christian master […]
Arabic version of ‘The Chosen’ welcomed in Jordan
Originally published in Christian Daily International Building on growing interest across the Arab world, Jordan recently hosted the official local launch of the Arabic-dubbed version of The Chosen, welcoming the series to Amman with public screenings and appearances by actors, producers and church leaders from across the region. The launch […]
AI app that tries to get Gen Z ‘friends’ to read Bible, join a church
Originally published in Relevant When Adi Agrawal started building Creed last August, he had a problem to solve that most Silicon Valley investors didn’t think was real. The fastest-growing companies in consumer AI are platforms like Character AI, Replica and Janitor AI — AI companions where people, mostly Gen Z […]
Jelly Roll uses 2026 Grammy Awards stage to share Gospel before millions: ‘Jesus is for everybody’
Originally published in The Christian Post After winning three Grammy Awards, Jelly Roll used the stage to share the Gospel with millions watching the live show, reminding them that “anybody can have a relationship with Jesus.” At the Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, Jelly Roll won Best Contemporary […]
Africa Arise Mission Day event will celebrate Africa mission, challenge next generation
Africa Arise — a ministry committed to mobilising Christians in Africa to glorify God by spreading the Gospel and making disciples from Cape Town to Jerusalem — is hosting a Missions Day event at the FCE discipleship training centre at Glen Craig, Pringle Bay, Western Cape on Saturday January 31. […]
‘The Chosen,’ ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘House of David’ nominated for 2025 Movieguide Awards
Originally published in Church Leaders Movieguide, the international family entertainment guide and advocacy organization, recently announced the nominations for its 33rd Annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala. Celebrating the most family-friendly, spiritually uplifting films and television shows of 2025, the awards will be presented February 6 at the historic Avalon […]
SAFI hosting protest against Pandor’s ‘radical’ leadership of Nelson Mandela Foundation
South African Friends of Israel (SAFI) is hosting a protest outside the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton Estate, Johannesburg on Saturday morning (January 30) against the chairpersonship of Naledi Pandor. “Under Pandor’s leadership, the NMF has been restructured to advance a narrow and radical ideological agenda that contrasts the values […]
March for Life to Parliament on Monday February 2
Africa Christian Action will be holding the March for Life to Parliament in Cape Town on Monday February 2 to remember lives lost through abortion and to call on the nation to repent for the national sin of abortion. In an article published in Joy! magazine Peter Hammond of ACA […]

