South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
As the war in Ukraine intensifies brave Christian leaders who have remained in the country are playing a unique role bringing practical help and hope to traumatised citizens. Yesterday I spoke to one such leader, Pastor Andriy Takhtay, in the central city of Vinnytsia – where he had just returned […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought about a spiritual watershed moment that requires Christians to “pray like never before” for doors to preach the Gospel to remain open in the region, said Willem van der Colff, a South African missionary who has been serving in Ukraine for 27 years. In […]
CNN chief international correspondent Clarissa Ward encountered a powerful prayer scene Thursday inside Ukraine — and she took to the airwaves, where she called the emotional moment “very moving.” The invocation perfectly captured the painful uncertainty inside Ukraine as citizens continue to endure explosions, chaos, and apprehension amid Russia’s brutal invasion of […]
Originally published by Premier Christian News A new trailer has been released of a upcoming docuseries called Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed by Discovery Plus, which will centre on Hillsong Church and highlight it’s recent scandals, such as the extramarital affair of former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz. In a service […]
Pastors Phil and Lucinda Dooley, the Cape Town-based lead pastors of Hillsong Church Africa confirmed in a letter to their African constituency this week that the co-founder and global senior pastor of Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, has asked them to step into the role of acting global senior pastors. Houston […]
Bethel Church in Redding, California, is calling on members and Christians around the world to pray for senior leader Beni Johnson as she battles cancer. Beni, along with husband Bill, are senior leaders of the globally-influential church that is well-known for its revival culture, school of supernatural ministry and inspiring […]
In December US multisite megachurch Life.Church announced that it had brought church to the “metaverse” — an online, 3-D, virtual reality world where people can interact through avatars — virtual representations of themselves. Nearly 100 people from various parts of the world attended the first service and two of them […]
One in seven Christians worldwide suffers persecution, says Open Doors Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is now the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian, according to figures released today in the 2022 World Watch List (WWL). The WWL, which records levels of persecution and discrimination across […]
Yesterday the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) sponsored a rescue flight for 65 South African Jews who were allowed to make aliyah to Israel, even amid the current tight travel restrictions. The flight tickets were funded through a special donation of the ICEJ-South Africa branch, and marked its second emergency […]
An urgent application brought by non-profit organisation Citizens for Integrity challenging the government’s stance on Miss South Africa participating in Israel was struck off the roll in the Pretoria High Court yesterday. This means that Lalela Mswane will compete in the pageant in Eliat, Israel on Sunday without the blessing […]